I have been walking through a bit of personal grief recently. I’ve found that nothing seems to intrigue or engage me in the same ways while I’m carrying such deep emotions. My senses are more detached, like I’m eating bland foods or hearing constant white noise. Things just… are, until they’re so inundating I feel…

The topic of spirituality and sexuality has intrigued me since we received the syllabus for this course. Notions of sexuality in the church have impacted me both personally and through my academic research while at Candler. Last semester I took a research course and did my final project on the history and harmfulness of purity…

I grew up in a tradition that took a lack of idols extremely seriously. We had no pictures of Jesus surrounding our sanctuary, nor stained glass, nor any imagery besides a cross behind the baptistery. However, I still formed images and mental pictures of God and Jesus, as in Sunday school we read picture books…

Addiction runs in my family, as does conservative Christianity. I have always found this coexistence interesting to reflect upon. I grew up Church of Christ, which is a small, predominantly southern, evangelical church tradition. It preaches a strict adherence to the bible. People in the church are not supposed to drink or use any substances;…