History is often spoken of romantically, almost as if a first love. When we look back, we talk about times past as if there were no troubles, no reason for the present because there was nothing like the past nor will there ever be. And though it certainly serves as a foundation for understanding, it is just that— a […]
“We are trapped in history and history is trapped in us.” ~ James Baldwin I love history so much so that while in college, I seriously considered making it my major. But, my desire to study history was not rooted in a love for the past but in my ignorance of it– both social and cultural but more importantly, personal. […]
He is a renowned theologian and ethicist, the Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke Divinity School, named “America’s Best Theologian” by Time magazine in 2001, and the author of several books, his most recent Hannah’s Child: A Theologian’s Memoir. He is also a proud Texan. On a sign that identifies the room […]