Former Roman Catholic seminarian John Cornwell, the author of the 1999 bestseller “Hitler’s Pope,” has written a new book, “The Dark Box: A Secret History of Confession.” In it, he traces the history of confession and also makes the case for the reformation of confession: To traditionalists, this might seem like yet another sign of […]
Day: February 16, 2014
From Weapons of Mass Destruction to the Priesthood
Fifty years ago the Rev. Wade Renn, a former employee of Boeing and the Atomic Energy Commission, decided that he needed to change paths. His new path drew him to the Episcopal priesthood:
What is being created from your life?
Psalm 66, 67 (Morning) Psalm 19, 46 (Evening) Gen. 29:20-35 1 Timothy 3:14-4:10 Mark 10:23-31 In our Old Testament reading today, we discover that Jacob, the trickster, has gone and gotten himself tricked. After agreeing to work for Laban for seven years to marry Rachel, he awakes to find he’s been given Leah as his […]
Seminary buys NAO robot to study ethics of technology
As people engage with technology in new ways, the study of ethics in human-robot relationships and in all manner of relationships between man and machine is becoming more significant. In an effort to understand the relationship between Christian ethics and technology, the Christians Southern Evangelical Seminary and Bible College in Matthews, N.C., has purchased a […]
