by CTS_Admin | May 12, 2021 | 2020-2021, Biblical Studies, Culture, Spring 2021, Volume#10
“At Gordon College, we are committed to shalom—a right ordering of relationships and actions resulting in the affirmation of human dignity and the flourishing of community” (Gordon College). These are the famous opening words to Gordon College’s “Shalom Statement”....
by CTS_Admin | May 11, 2021 | 2020-2021, Biblical Studies, Culture, Psychology, Spring 2021, Volume#10
In the past year, there has been much discussion involving the effects of people spending much time alone. While the benefits of socializing are well known and have been thoroughly researched, no one has been able to predict the lasting effects of the pandemic on...
by CTS_Admin | May 10, 2021 | 2020-2021, Culture, Education, Psychology, Spring 2021, Volume#10
The word “quiet” feels like a comfort and a curse for many shy and introverted children. Quiet can mean peace, a feeling of belonging and natural being; it can also feel like a weapon, used against them by others, a distinctly negative thing. This was my experience as...
by CTS_Admin | May 7, 2021 | 2020-2021, Culture, International, Political Science, Spring 2021, Volume#10
When one hears the word ‘power,’ pictures of weapons, tanks, and declarations of war may come to mind. Throughout history, warfare has been the most straightforward (and destructive) way for a nation to get its own way. Conversely, the ways in which nations exercise...
by CTS_Admin | May 6, 2021 | 2020-2021, Biblical Studies, Culture, Spring 2021, Volume#10
“Be Still and Know that I am God,” Psalm 46:10. In the Christian community, this verse seems to permeate throughout all dominations and religious circles. Over the years, however, it seems to have lost much of its intended effect, and is now seen to many as only a...
by CTS_Admin | Apr 30, 2021 | 2020-2021, Biblical Studies, History, Literature, Spring 2021, Volume#10
What is the role of works in the Christian life? Is true freedom found within the walls of a monastery or in the everyday outworking of faith? With a careful examination of The Rule of St. Benedict and Luther’s essay The Freedom of a Christian Man, this paper further...
