The Drama of Diakonía
It was the German Jewish philosopher and theologian Martin Buber (1878-1965) who said that “God dwells wherever we let him in.”[1] As a permanent deacon and prison…
Towards a Theology of Prison Ministry
It was the Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde who said: “prison walls are being “built with bricks of shame.”[1] Wilde, who was a prisoner himself for…
Continental Freedom
Eric Voegelin and the Continental Tradition: Explorations in Modern Political Thought. Lee Trepanier and Steven F. McGuire, editors. Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 2010. Originality…
No God on the Horizon? Voegelin, Buber, Bonhoeffer, and The Moment of Surrender
In a time when the faith and freedom of men and women in Europe are challenged by radical atheism[1] and by the fanaticism of secularists, religious extremists…
Etty Hillesum and the Flow of Presence
Etty Hillesum had to reintroduce or restore the values that were under attack by Nazi terror. She faced her path with at least two sets of symbols:…