Beyond Belief

With graduation eerily close and along with the farewell to friends that it will bring, my departure from Swarthmore also translates to leaving behind the Religion Department and the ‘love affair’ of sorts I’ve had with the Religious Studies since sophomore year when spirituality moved beyond my Greek Orthodox household. Now, with hopes to return [...]

Spoiler alert: This column may reveal plot points from seasons one through four of Downton Abbey, so be aware of possible spoilers. Though it may seem fitting for me, writing a religion column and all, to address the recent appointment of Pope Francis, we will instead take a short television break (literally) to consider another [...]

For this week’s bit of commentary on religion, I’ve decided to shake things up a bit and begin with a little guessing game. As promised at the end of my last installment, this week will again consider religious rhetoric, but not saint’s erotic wordplay or the hot to trot couple in “The Song of Songs.” [...]

Though as an English Literature major, it may be expected of me to promote the seriousness of good wording — choosing your words carefully and choosing them well, the appreciation of deliberate word choice is clearly valued by a student body whose favorite catch phrase is “That is so not P.C.” However, it wasn’t until [...]

When I first proposed the idea of a column about religion to friends at Sharples and later, the acting Phoenix Editorial Board last semester, I quickly learned of the need to clarify exactly what purpose this bi-weekly feature would serve. So, if like them you are feeling a bit dubious about reading some sort of [...]