Sword and Cross
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| Blog Name: | Sword and Cross |
| Url: | http://mattshafer.wordpress.com |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | religion, politics, ethics |
| Description: | The Sword, both in the Bible and in other literature, is commonly used as a symbol of government power, of violence, and of war. The Cross is a symbol, conversely, of the Kingdom of Heaven, and by extension of the nonviolent gospel of Christ. These concepts, the concepts of Sword and Cross, are central to Christian ethics. I write about many things on this blog, but themes that I continually return to are nonviolence, Christian interaction with the State, issues of identity and allegiance for Christians, and all sorts of associated ethical and theological questions. Thus, though the phrase “Sword and Cross” cannot describe everything I do here, the interplay between these two ideas is central to my writing. |
| Popularity: | 28 Followers |
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Well, I haven’t posted here in a while, but it’s not for lack of writing. In addition my essay-a-week classwork, I just co-wrote an editorial for the Yale Daily News, on the subject of campus apathy concerning the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. You can read it here if you’re desperate for my latest insights. It didn’t make it into the editorial, but it’s worth noting that there actually seems to be more Iraq/Afghanistan-related activism just in the New Haven community than among
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First off, let me apologize for the scarcity of posts lately. I just finished up my first full week at Yale University as a freshman, and thus I’ve been incredibly busy. I’ll be trying to post at least a minimum of once a week though, so don’t tune out completely. However, the delay in posting has not been mentally barren; rather it has provided me with much to ponder and write about. Thus, I present some scattered thoughts on my first week at Yale. 1. My first Sunday (August 30), I attended a morning service at the University Church at Battell Chapel, which is only a few hundred feet away from my dorm room. I loved it. The service was ecumenica
First off, let me apologize for the scarcity of posts lately. I just finished up my first full week at Yale University as a freshman, and thus I’ve been incredibly busy. I’ll be trying to post at least a minimum of once a week though, so don’t tune out completely. However, the delay in posting has not been mentally barren; rather it has provided me with much to ponder and write about. Thus, I present some scattered thoughts on my first week at Yale. 1. My first Sunday (August 30), I attended a morning service at the University Church at Battell Chapel, which is only a few hundred feet away from my dorm room. I loved it. The service was ecumenica
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