A Reply to Mr. Burns
The October 18 edition of the Echo featured two op-ed pieces about Res Publica. One of these, authored by student Taylor Burns, was particularly critical of our site. We do appreciate Mr. Burns’ concerns regarding the health of the Taylor community. This is certainly a concern that we at Res Publica share, and we also appreciate his initiative in taking the time to write his piece and stimulate dialogue about these issues in our community. Those are good and admirable aims.
Evangelicalism on the Slippery Slope: Part 2 of The Context of the Excalibur Affair
Evangelical Christianity in the United States has evolved in my lifetime, emerging from or alongside of what had been called “Fundamentalism” in the early twentieth century. By mid-century it had become a term that described many Protestant denominations and various movements within denominations that were not “evangelical” in their core identity. One might say it was an authentic ecumenical movement organized around shared theological affirmations. Seen from the perspective
The Bitter Truth That Prophets Bring: Part 1 of The Context for the Excalibur Affair
A little over forty years ago Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, the most influential—and at the time most respected—Russian man of letters was invited to give the commencement address at Harvard University. He was sent out of Russia four years earlier by the Soviet regime as the best way they knew how to diminish his influence in the Soviet Union. Because his literary works were known and widely read outside of the USSR, the Soviet leaders deemed it better to send him into exile rather
Some Things We Believe at Res Publica
As we resume posts for the 2019-20 academic year, we thought it would be a good idea to start with some affirmations regarding our community’s foundational beliefs and the importance of free and open dialogue that may appropriately take place within those parameters. As a Christian liberal arts college, after all, we unwaveringly affirm certain truths while at the same time openly engage any and all ideas in order to be maximally informed about God, the world, and humanity. T