Cultural Diversity in an Orthodox Mission
One of the characteristics of the Red River Valley is its cultural homogeneity. Most people are of Scandinavian-American descent. My mom’s side is also of that line, and it is from that line...
View ArticleReligious Minorities Have Most to Lose if Measure 3 Fails
Religious minorities in North Dakota have the most to lose if Measure 3 fails. Indeed, Measure 3 will be, in part, a test of whether North Dakota is truly resilient enough to defend the religious...
View ArticleCan Reason Really Discern Complex Realities?
I know I need to turn back to giving a few assessments of the recent SVTQ issue, but I hope you will pardon the last post and this one as well. I stumbled across this article recently:...
View ArticleWhen Did Christianity Arrive in Western Scotland
Recent archaeological findings just might help give an answer to the question of when Christianity established itself in Western Scotland. The typical date is given around 1000, under the leadership...
View ArticleIs there a Historical Same-Sex Marital Rite?
This is a question that might be pertinent as states continue to debate whether there ought to be such a thing as “same-sex marriage,” a legal category that has just come into force in Minnesota. The...
View ArticleRed River Valley Atheist-Orthodox Exchange Post 1
With this post, I introduce what will (hopefully) exist as a monthly series on this blog. Jon Lindgren, professor emeritus of economics at NDSU and former mayor of Fargo, ND, who is a member of the...
View ArticleAtheist-Orthodox Dialogue Post 2
In these essays, we post some thoughts from our conversation regarding “origins.” From whence did we come? Jon claims not to know but suggests science may yet determine a purely natural answer, with...
View ArticleCombatting Orthodox Caricatures of Western Theology
A recent post by Fr. Stephen Freeman reminded me of just how common it is for we Orthodox to paint with a broad, reductionistic brush when it comes to the West. He opened his post on “An Illegal...
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