In this post in my series “God and Man at Yale Divinity,” I share my paper on the purpose of theology in the writings of Joseph Ratzinger. It is the first of three papers I wrote for the Systematic Theology course I took during my second semester at Yale Divinity Read more…
In this post in my series “God and Man at Yale Divinity,” I share my paper comparing pluralism and inclusivism and how they relate to understandings of personal salvation and religious diversity. I wrote this paper for the “Theologies of Religious Pluralism” class that I took during my second semester Read more…
In this post in my series “God and Man at Yale Divinity,” I share my paper on the Council of Chalcedon. It was my final paper for the History of Early Christianity class that I took during my first semester at Yale Divinity School. This content uses referral links. Estimated Read more…
In this post in my series “God and Man at Yale Divinity,” I share my paper on John 19:26-27, which discusses the importance of the Mother of Jesus in the Gospel of John. It was my final paper for the New Testament Interpretation I class that I took during my Read more…
In this post in my series “God and Man at Yale Divinity,” I share my paper on Hellenistic Christianity, otherwise known as Eastern Orthodoxy. It was my final paper for the World Christianity class that I took during my first semester at Yale Divinity School. Photo by Saint-Petersburg Theological Academy Read more…
In this post, I provide an overview of my theology as it stood in 2007. It serves as a good starting point for me as I reflect upon my faith journey over the past thirteen years and as I progress in my studies here at Yale Divinity School. Photo by Read more…
What follows is a review of Lamin Sanneh’s Disciples of All Nations: Pillars of World Christianity. Photo by Kahunapule Michael Johnson is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. This content uses referral links. Today, sixty-five percent of the world’s Christian population lives in the Southern Hemisphere or East Asia (Sanneh 2008, 275). The transformation of Christianity Read more…
As I begin to grow comfortable at Yale, I am becoming more aware of the Ivy League façade that masks much of the mundane and unpolished aspects of elite universities. Photo by Tony Fischer Photography is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes I just completed the Read more…
As the semester begins to progress, I have started making summer plans, largely settling on taking additional classes back home in Arkansas. Photo by Jim Roberts Gallery is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0. This content uses referral links. Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes I just completed the seventh week of my Read more…
In this post in my series “God and Man at Yale Divinity,” I discuss the sixth week of my second semester at Yale and grappling with the work of theologian James Cone. Photo by Lorie Shaull is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. This content uses referral links. Estimated Reading Time: 9 minutes I just Read more…