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Where is God Amidst the Pain?
December 15, 2023 | Kahlil Walker ‘24
Nevertheless, there are goods in this world that only arise in the face of hardship and pain and they are evidently invaluable to us. Though I may not understand the absolute worth of these goods over others, I have hope that God’s purposes are sufficient. It is entirely reasonable for us not to fully understand the plans of a God who is substantially wiser than we are. This—that is, the wisdom of God—is a part of what Epicirius misses in his problem of evil.
Terminal Despair
December 15, 2023 | Zeki Tan MY ‘25
Philosopher Søren Kierkegaard, though certainly not the first to correlate despair with disease, described despair as “the sickness unto death.” [3] As I have come to understand it, despair is at its root a relational illness whose symptoms involve a breakdown of one’s relationships: the self to one’s self, the self to the eternal, and the self to one’s community.
Being with the Dead
February 1, 2023 | Zeki Tan PM ‘25
This culture of isolation was on full display during the Covid-19 pandemic, in which many people died alone in the hospital, their families denied visitation under lockdown rules. How did these people feel as death approached? Perhaps they still had dreams to fulfill, places they wanted to visit, or people they wanted to see when Death came knocking.
Liturgies of Healing
May 27, 2022 | Maria Copeland, JMU ‘22
What chronic illness and an extraordinary case study taught me about physical healing and spiritual formation.
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