by Frank Rees | Sep 18, 2019 | Opinion
Living with the questions. My colleague, Lina Toth, has written a challenging piece on EthicsDaily.com about the tasks of theological education in increasingly secular contexts. It’s a valuable piece, but I am especially interested in this affirmation: “During their...
by Frank Rees | Dec 8, 2017 | Opinion
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” according to the music blasting in the shopping mall. This declaration of the wondrous time of year was followed by the insistence that “All I Want for Christmas is You.” The commercial season...
by Frank Rees | Nov 21, 2017 | Opinion
Events were held around the world recently to commemorate the event from 500 years ago when Martin Luther presented his “95 Theses” – which he may or may not have actually nailed to the door of the church at Wittenberg, Germany – and began the...
by Frank Rees | Oct 25, 2017 | Opinion
It is interesting to notice how commonly political leaders now say – in regard to the victims of something like a natural disaster or the latest mass shooting in the U.S. – that “our prayers are with them.” I find myself wondering what this...
by Frank Rees | Oct 17, 2017 | Opinion
The state and federal governments of Australia all agreed on new “security” measures to address what they call terrorist threats. These measures, adopted a few weeks ago, sit in a long line of actions taken since September 2001, which have actually...
