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Tasting Eden
Feb 5th, 2021 | By Se Ri Lee MC ‘23+1
My phone started beeping sporadically in the middle of my YouTube workout. Five KakaoTalk messages popped up, all sent from Umma. Dinner was going to be served in five minutes. Grumbling under my breath, I hurried over to the kitchen. “I’ll eat the leftovers later – is that okay? I had lunch like two hours ago,” I told Umma apologetically.
The Scandal of Real Food
Feb. 5th, 2021 | By Bradley Yam SY ‘21
Acccording to a Chinese idiom 割股疗亲, there is an ancient Chinese myth that a filial son can cure his parent’s diseases by cutting off meat from his leg and feeding it to them. Over time, the idiom has come to represent filial piety. This practice might seem superstitious, medieval, even barbaric to us, but it says something about the hierarchy of value in ancient Chinese society.
Honey and Holy Men
Feb 5th, 2021 | By Timothy Han SM ‘22+1
In 1909, Ezra Pound published “The Ballad of the Goodly Fere,” a retelling of the Christ story in epic tone. In Pound’s proto-fascist reading, Christ becomes not a sheep led to the slaughter, but a warrior-martyr in the tradition of William Wallace, Joan of Arc, or John Brown. The Christ figure is all-powerful, “a master of men.”
From Prophecy to Person: A Dramaturgy on Mary
Dec 24, 2020 | By Raquel Sequeira TD ‘21 + .5
Advent feels to me like a time of collective mysticism. Art always reaches beyond the intellect, slipping past emotional defenses to shock us awake. During Advent, however, I find myself more willing to become emotionally naked and bathe in the Word spoken and sung…
It’s a Wonderful Life, Even in 2020
Dec 20, 2020 | By Sharla Moody BK ‘22
Note: this review contains spoilers for It’s a Wonderful Life
Every December my family watches the Christmas classic It’s a Wonderful Life. [1] One year, we went to the single-screen retro cinema down the street from our house called The Colony Club, which has unfortunately permanently closed its doors.
Profile: Pastor Ben Stuart
Dec 10, 2020 | By Serena Puang DC ‘22+1
Before coronavirus moved church online, Ben Stuart stood outside the Howard Theatre every weekend he preached there. He’d greet people as they left the service, answer questions they had about the talk, and hear about their lives. Any random person could just walk up and chat with him. I know because I was one of those people.
Upcoming Events:
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Weekly Meetings
THURSDAYS 5-7PM, Branford College Trumbull Room
Discuss with us what it means to think Christianly and write for our publication.
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Philosophy of Everyday Life Seminar
THURSDAY SEPT 11TH 6:15-7:45PM, Elm Institute
Join us at the Elm Institute for a private version of the Elm’s popular seminar “The Philosophy of Everyday Life”. Readings will be focused on Friendship. No prior reading required. Food provided.
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Divinity School Private Archival Tour
THURSDAY SEPT 18th, 9AM, Yale Divinity School
We will be looking at the Yale Divinity School’s missionary collection, specifically focusing on letters from international ecumenical movements from America to China. We will be looking at how these relate to our theme of freidnship in a more nuanced way. We will be walking up from cross-campus at 8:30 am, but you can also meet at the YDS gates at 9 am.
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William Blake Private Exhibition Tour
THURSDAY OCT 2ND, TIME TBA
Peter Wicks of the Elm Institute will guide us through the traveling exhibition ‘William Blake: Burning Bright’ at Yale Center for British Art. No previous experience with art or William Blake required.