May/June 2012 Issue Table of Contents Seminary and divinity school students write about social justice ministry and advocacy on their campuses: Can these inside agitators connect? Introductions to the Issue “The Locavore Dilemma: Seminarians Become Justice Locavores” by Patrick David Heery “High Ideals and Low Fences: Unpacking the narrative meaning
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Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary It is not enough to say ‘Ain’t it awful,’ you have to get close enough to get hurt. By Alex Becker Read and print as PDF. This phrase—spoken during a sermon in Louisville Seminary’s Caldwell Chapel in 1994 and posted on the steps leading
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Claremont School of Theology, California Taking the Bible Seriously By Nina Fernando, Wesley Menke, Samuel Pullen, and Chad Seagle View and print as PDF. We are students of the Bible. A living, pulsing Word. So when seventeen Pomona College employees were fired because they were “undocumented”, when this
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Princeton Theological Seminary Getting out of our LA-Z-Boy theologizing and the safety of our blogs, and into the dangerous terrain of taking action, encountering otherness, and altering our perceptions of reality—dangerous precisely for its capacity to transform us, society, and the church. By Daniel Yang View and print as
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Interdenominational Theological Center Elyse Ambrose examines the strong history of commitment to justice that the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) has demonstrated and how that same enthusiasm exists in the ITC community today. She outlines the perspectives and justice concerns of students and faculty. Academic courses that support the cause of
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Princeton Theological Seminary In hasty attempts to have healthy communities now, institutions engage conflict-avoiding diversity practices that often ignore topics such as privilege and hegemony, because such discussions create tension and discomfort. But, tension and discomfort for whom? By Josh Newton View and print as PDF. Princeton Theological
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Legacy of Justice, Lens for Action As much as we may wish to believe that justice is a function of our institutions, justice always has a countercultural voice—an inherent tension with institutionalized power. By Thia Reggio View and print as PDF. Union Theological Seminary in the City of
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Interdenominational Theological Center By Rev. C.W. Lowery View and print as PDF. Evolution of the church My concern for the nature of the church is not for the social justice successes or failures of past generations; my concern is for this generation—a generation adept at identifying and critiquing
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Princeton Theological Seminary One Seminarian’s Concerns for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) By Emily Morgan View and print as PDF. A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to participate in an unusual event. Five or six church confirmation groups were brought together, mixed up, and split up again
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Princeton Theological Seminary Is social justice a priority for the church? Seminarian, Rachel Livingston, contends that social justice cannot be a priority when the church does not even know what it is. But the problem goes even deeper: many in the church do not value social justice, or even agree
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