Apr
18
For Times Such as This: The Great Conversation?
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This post is the fourteenth of this season of From the Field. If you have not yet done so, read this brief post introducing Unstable Majorities, which includes not only a background on the book, but also some amazingly helpful resources. Conversations are the lifeblood of community. A community comprised of good listeners, wise discerners, and neighborly […]
Apr
18
For Times Such as This: Unstable Majorities Gives New Meaning to Political Polarization
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This post is the thirteenth of our new season, For Times Such as This. If you have not yet done so, please read this season-opening post for some brief context. It seems impossible to turn on the news or talk about the political climate without the issue of red versus blue parties, officials and citizens arising. […]
Mar
4
For Times Such as This: The Fragility of Democracy and Morality
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This post is the twelfth of this season of From the Field. If you have not yet done so, read this brief post introducing Things Are Never So Bad That They Can’t Get Worse. When democracies stumble, we are quick to point to human fallibility. When democracies flourish, seldom do we point to the beauty of humankind, […]
Feb
26
The Land of Disgrace
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This post is the eleventh of this season of From the Field. If you have not yet done so, read this brief post introducing Things Are Never So Bad That They Can’t Get Worse. “He called it Tierra de Gracia, the Land of Grace” (45). In Things Are Never So Bad That They Can’t Get Worse, […]
Feb
5
For Times Such as This: A Failed State, Not a Failed People
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This post is the tenth of this season of From the Field. If you have not yet done so, read this brief post introducing Things Are Never So Bad That They Can’t Get Worse. The state of Venezuela has served as a harrowing example of the fragility of new democracies when they are placed under extreme distress. However, […]
Jan
29
For Times Such As This: A View from Venezuela
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This post is the tenth of our new season, For Times Such as This. If you have not yet done so, please read this season-opening post for some brief context. According to current research, countries around the world have experienced a wave of autocratization – whether turning from democratic systems to authoritarian ones, or remaining […]
Jan
18
For Times Such as This: Overcome Suffering and Pursue Happiness
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This post is the ninth of our new season of the From the Field student blog series: For Times Such as This. If you have not yet done so, please read this opening post for some brief context. In Life Worth Living, Volf, Croasmun and McAnnally-Linz observe that “[w]e are reason-seeking animals, and we are […]
Dec
9
For Times Such as This: Upside, Inside-out, Living la Vida Flourishing
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This post is the eighth of our new season of the From the Field student blog series: For Times Such as This. If you have not yet done so, please read this post for some brief context. Theologian Miroslav Volf and his fellow academics Matthew Croasmun and Ryan McAnnally-Linz, with the help of some of the […]
Dec
1
For Times Such as This: Making the Difficult Choice of Relating to Others in Communication
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This post is the seventh of our new season, For Times Such as This, and a return to. If you have not yet done so, please read this season-opening post for some brief context. Although there appear to be endless merits to healthy communication, many individuals refuse to accept this practice. For example, many individuals […]
Nov
17
For Times Such as This: Diving As A Transferable Skill
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This post is the sixth of our new season of the From the Field student blog series: For Times Such as This. If you have not yet done so, please read this post for some brief context. Deep sea divers are brave souls. They, on their own volition, search out the innermost bowels of the […]