Photos by Milan LoiaconoOutstretched arms. Cheering adoration. Everyone dressed in their Sunday best. What worshippers do during Sunday morning services looks surprisingly similar to what sports fans do during Sunday afternoon football games. Both sports and religion build community and shared identity, and both require dedication and sacrifice, said Craig Forney, religion … [Read more...] about The Church of Sports
Currents
Rose Bush
Written by Nathan HeardArt by Aliya EdwardsA rose bush requires intentional care.It’s a piece of work to keep it healthy,but a piece of work that is rewarding. Roses smell sweet, a scent unparalleled,a paragon of the process of perfection,but the process takes effort. Because every rose has thorns,and if left unattended it becomes easyfor the thorns to outpace the … [Read more...] about Rose Bush
“I’ve Seen God in the Ocean”
Photo by Olivia BeldaWorship and tradition are tightly bound by the passing of time. Generations have recited the same prayers, sang from the same hymnals and celebrated the same holidays. Tradition, in many ways, is a sacred part of faith and community. But when people spill out of their churches, synagogues and mosques, how can they continue to worship in their day-to-day … [Read more...] about “I’ve Seen God in the Ocean”
Faith, Soul and All that Jazz
Photo courtesy of Ray Carr Religion Professor Raymond Carr uses the music of Thelonious Monk to merge the ideas of Karl Barth, a European theologian, with James Cone, the “father of black theology.” Monk’s jazz is crisp, soulful and sudden. In many ways, he differs from the smooth, silky sound that most think of when they think of jazz. Monk’s music plays like a … [Read more...] about Faith, Soul and All that Jazz
Social Action for the Marginalized
Photo courtesy of Veronica Lempert"You can’t be Christian and gay.” This is a phrase sophomore Juan Carlos Hugues hears constantly from his family, from members in the Church of Christ congregation he grew up in and from fellow Christians he interacts with on campus. “It makes me feel very sad because it’s like they’re separating me from the love … [Read more...] about Social Action for the Marginalized