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Essays

The Politics of ‘Doubting Thomas’—John 20:19-31 (Fritz Wendt)

Real faith knows and embraces doubt and questioning. Rather than locking ourselves in, as the disciples first did, we should learn from the curiosity of Thomas. The opposite of faith is not doubt but fear, and it is time to shed our fears.

The Politics of an Easter Earthquake—Matthew 28:1-10 (J. Leavitt Pearl)

The events of the first Easter invite illuminating parallels and contrasts with the shock and terror of contemporary state violence.