by Colin Harris | Mar 26, 2012 | Opinion
Among the wonders to behold over the years in a college classroom has been the presence and use of technology, both in the design of instruction and in its reception. Students are now treated regularly to presentations of information that rival the best of public...
by Colin Harris | Feb 27, 2012 | Opinion
If we were picking a patron saint for this year’s Lenten season, I think I would nominate St. Gamaliel, the level-headed Pharisee of Acts 5:33-39. Oh, I know he isn’t a saint, or even a Christian, for that matter; but the perspective he reflects in that...
by Colin Harris | Feb 17, 2012 | Opinion
The latest round of the political WrestleMania gotcha match, otherwise known as the presidential campaign, finds the members of the tag team trying to “out-faith” each other while simultaneously painting their eventual opponent as “anti-faith.”...
by Colin Harris | Jan 31, 2012 | Opinion
Mention the word “creation” and we are likely to find ourselves in a discussion of evolution and some version of intelligent design, due to the persistence of the pseudo-conflict between science and religion. Such arguments shortchange the profound...
by Colin Harris | Jan 16, 2012 | Opinion
The annual observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is always a good occasion to remember and give thanks for those whose crusade for justice a half-century ago changed the context of American life in significant ways. The tributes that will fill the pages and...