Theological Reflection

Ukrainians show faith in the face of destruction

As Orthodox Christians celebrate the most holy season of Pascha, they mark belief in a life free from the reign of death.

By Nicholas Sooy Director, Orthodox Peace Fellowship & In Communion

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'Turning Red' pushes us to embrace the messiness of human life

There are too few spaces where our feelings and experiences are allowed to be complex or overwhelming.

By Jean Neely Scholar and writer

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'This Here Flesh'

In the second chapter of her new book on spirituality, liberation and story, Cole Arthur Riley writes about place.

By Cole Arthur Riley Writer

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What should learning of Vanier’s abuses do to his legacy?

Two years after we learned about Jean Vanier’s abuses of women, we continue to reckon with the interplay of vulnerability and power.

By Bethany McKinney Fox Founder of Beloved Everybody

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This Ash Wednesday, mourning scours our hearts

The last two years have deepened our experience with grief. As we move into the season of Lent, a pastor and assistant professor asks what has been learned.

By Timothy Adkins-Jones Pastor and assistant professor

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Banning books restricts the image of God

Recent nationwide efforts to ban books endanger our society and our spirits.

By Khristi Lauren Adams Author

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Finding God’s transformation and liberation in a desolate season

God is with us in our complexity, our complicity, our fragility and our belovedness, writes the director of the Thriving in Ministry Coordination Program at Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

By Alaina Kleinbeck Director, Thriving in Ministry Coordination Program

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Turning to the waters of Christ's baptism

In the Feast of Theophany, Orthodox Christians learn to drink deeply from the water of Christ’s baptism as a means of renewal and hope.

By Allison Backous Troy Writer and educator

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Our Lady of Guadalupe gives dignity to the dehumanized

The narrative and iconography of Our Lady of Guadalupe can teach us much about how God is with us.

By Elsie Miranda Director of accreditation, Association of Theological Schools

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Rather than viewing this season as awaiting a return to the past, we can embrace it as an invitation to transformation and action, writes the director of the Thriving Congregations Coordination Program at Duke Divinity.