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OK for Boomers: How Do We Remember Those Who are Locked Down as We Open Up?

So much is novel right now. In facing a novel coronavirus, we’ve chosen a novel societal response that raises novel questions about economics, policymaking, the reach of law, religion, and so much more. With so much novelty, there is a wave of uncertainty that carries…

Donald RothJune 6, 2020

Articles & Essays Criminal Justice

Our Criminal Justice System Should Not Be Our Mental Health System (But It Is)

Our criminal justice system is like the silt layer at the bottom of the ocean. If a problem isn’t taken care of higher up in society, it will eventually find its way down to the criminal justice system. In this way, broken families, substance abuse,…

Donald RothJune 4, 2019

Articles & Essays Criminal Justice

Making Peace with a God of Vengeance

God, as He reveals Himself in the Old Testament, can feel alien to us at times. The injustice of fallen human institutions can cause us to recoil in shame and disgust. The tyranny of rulers can cause us to reject the legitimacy of the use…

Donald RothApril 27, 2019

Academic Writing Education

Narrative metaphor: Integrating insights in cognitive science into a toolset for intentionally shaping vocational pursuits

This article was published in Vol. 23, Issue 1 of The International Journal of Christianity and Education and has been cross-published here in alignment with the journal's guidelines. The original article can be found here. Abstract Divining meaning in the world around us and integrating…

Donald RothJanuary 11, 2019

Articles & Essays Culture

New Year, New You? Unpacking the Liturgy of the New Year’s Resolution

One of the great traditions of American popular culture is the New Year’s resolution. Surveys say somewhere between a third and half of all Americans make New Year’s resolutions in any given year. At the same time, as few as 19% will consider their efforts successful two years later.…

Donald RothJanuary 3, 2019

Articles & Essays Culture

The Fortnite Phenomenon: Should Christians be Wary?

The news coverage is enough to make concerned parents switch to panic mode: a young girl is so addicted to Fortnite that she wets herself rather than get up and leave a match, leading her to be committed to a rehab clinic for gaming addiction.…

Donald RothJuly 11, 2018

Articles & Essays Politics

Why Doesn’t the U.S. Mandate Paid Leave?

The statistics are striking. The vast majority of Americans believe that the United States should have some sort of paid leave policy. This holds true across virtually all demographic lines, and yet the United States remains one of the last developed nations not to institute some form of…

Donald RothJune 12, 2018

Articles & Essays Law

Do Bakers Have to Bake Cakes for Same-Sex Weddings?

On June 4, the Supreme Court handed down its opinion in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a case closely watched by many in the Christian community. In this case, Masterpiece Cakeshop won by a 7-2 margin, but this was not a total victory. Instead,…

Donald RothJune 6, 2018

Articles & Essays

Linking Heart and Head as Parallel Systems: A Response to James K.A. Smith’s You Are What You Love

Linking Heart and Head as Parallel Systems: A Response to James K.A. Smith’s You Are What You LoveI want to acknowledge Justin Vos and the important role he played in helping me think through and research many aspects of the thoughts and thesis contained herein.…

Donald RothSeptember 8, 2016

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OK for Boomers: How Do We Remember Those Who are Locked Down as We Open Up?

Our Criminal Justice System Should Not Be Our Mental Health System (But It Is)

Making Peace with a God of Vengeance

Narrative metaphor: Integrating insights in cognitive science into a toolset for intentionally shaping vocational pursuits

New Year, New You? Unpacking the Liturgy of the New Year’s Resolution

The Fortnite Phenomenon: Should Christians be Wary?

Why Doesn’t the U.S. Mandate Paid Leave?

Do Bakers Have to Bake Cakes for Same-Sex Weddings?

Linking Heart and Head as Parallel Systems: A Response to James K.A. Smith’s You Are What You Love

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