Wholly Saturday & The Gaps of Faith, or: Living In/Between the Death and Doubts of Faith
They (the Christians) call today “Holy Saturday.” In fact, I’m on my way to be with them on this (Holy) Saturday. I’ve not been in a Saturday Church Service in years, and I’m perfectly happy being a sorted and doubting insider on the outside of a dominant religious sector called Christianity. I have many Christian [...]
Stepping into the Black Hole. Or: What Happens when Everything Changes?
This is the last week of 2010. In fact, it is the last day of the calendar year. Its typically a fairly reflective day for some. Yet for others, it is the day/night when you enjoy yourself in good company. Most everyone toasts at 12midnight. I’m not so concerned about the toast at 12midnight, but [...]
Advent, Anticipation, Agnostic. Or, What if you just don’t know?!
Recently, Adam Hollowell published a post here entitled: A Response to Ricky Gervais’ “Why I’m an Atheist”. (You can read it here, and I encourage you to do so!) It’s a brilliant post, thoughtful and well done. What I am primarily interested in is knowledge (and the production of knowledge), not so much belief. And [...]
The Unchurch Church
It’s been a long time since I’ve stepped inside a Southern Baptist Church. In fact, its been a long time since I’ve been inside any church, that institutional space where “God comes close.” Leaving Texas for graduate school meant that I was also leaving the place and space that had formed me from a very [...]
Robyn Henderson-Espinoza
Self-identified as a Christian Agnostic and QueerMestizo (of Mexican & Anglo heritage), Robyn is a Ph.D Student at the University of Denver/Iliff School of Theology, Denver, CO focussing on Social Ethics with an primary interest in ethics in the US Borderlands. Robyn uses queer theories, Critical Chican@ Studies, and queer epistemologies to consider Ethics.
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Contributing Scholars
Karen Leslie HernandezI am a Theologian with a focus on Christian-Muslim Understanding, as well as religious fundamentalism and extremism. I write, teach and lecture on Islam, Christian-Muslim relations worldwide (past and present), Jesus in the Qur'an, Al Qaeda, Islamophobia, and theological responses to terrorism. I have a Master of Sacred Theology in Religion and Conflict Transformation from Boston University School of Theology, '11; a Master of Theological Research in Christian-Muslim Understanding from Andover Newton Theological School, '07; and a BA in Peace and Justice Studies with a concentration in Islam from Wellesley College, '05. I've published with the Women's United Nations Report Network, Onislam, The American Muslim, and The Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue. Along with Palestine/Israel, Turkey, and Spain, my experiential/research work includes traveling to and living in India three times looking at Christian-Muslim-Hindu relations, as well as Muslim women's lives in the slums of Mumbai. I also had the privilege to serve on three panels at the Parliament of World Religions in Melbourne, Australia in 2009. From what I can tell, I am the only Theologian that is a woman, a Latina, and a Catholic/United Methodist, doing this type of work in the United States. In my spare time, I spend time with my daughter when she is home from college, practice yoga, read, love the theatre, and run with scissors whenever possible. I am also Associate Director of Communications with State of Formation.
Jonathan OskinsI love to learn new things, which means often finding out that what I thought was the case actually needs to be revised. I am still finding out new things about the world and myself, so please feel free to help me on my journey!
Hans GustafsonHans Gustafson currently serves as the assistant director of the Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning at Saint John's University (Collegeville, MN) and the University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, MN), where he also teaches in the theology department. He holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy of Religion and Theology from Claremont Graduate University. Follow him on Twitter @hansgustafson and his blog at hansgustafson.wordpress.com/