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Shirley Mullen

Shirley A. Mullen (PhD) is President Emerita of Houghton College and longtime history professor.

REVIEW: American Covenant

Shirley Mullen   |  January 22, 2025

Yuval Levin aims for institutional reform. He needs a different target.

FORUM: Election 2024, Part III

Geoffrey Kurtz, Agnes Howard, Philip D. Bunn and Shirley Mullen   |  November 16, 2024

A time to tear down, a time to build

Descartes or Pascal?

Shirley Mullen   |  November 7, 2024

What if the story of the modern world had been told differently?

Simply Irreducible

Shirley Mullen   |  September 2, 2024

The complexities of any life defy our penchant for abstraction

SUMMERING: Flunking Summer

Shirley Mullen   |  June 21, 2024

To steward time well requires a crucial admission: We do not control it

LONG FORM: Discharging a Debt

Shirley Mullen   |  September 26, 2023

The persisting relevance of Dorothy L. Sayers—and the author’s persisting gratitude

REVIEW: The Liberal Arts as Dare

Shirley Mullen   |  September 19, 2023

Can we make good on the ancient promise of freedom?

Oh the Places We Went: The Place Where My Story Began

Shirley Mullen   |  August 16, 2023

The joy—and responsibility—of belonging to a place

What’s New about AI? A Historian’s Perspective

Shirley Mullen   |  May 22, 2023

The hope that technology will serve human purposes has gotten a little more desperate

What, Then, Does Calvin University Mean?*

Shirley Mullen   |  December 14, 2022

By restoring communal transparency amid complex cultural shifts, Calvin offers an example to follow

Must Thrasymachus Have the Last Word?

Shirley Mullen   |  October 6, 2022

If we want to keep justice from becoming just another word for power, we have some work to do

FORUM: The End of Roe, Day Four

Shirley Mullen, M. Elizabeth Carter, Patrick Lacroix, Jeremy Sabella, Elias Crim, David John Seel Jr. and Agnes Howard   |  June 30, 2022

A time to listen

Standing in Solidarity

Shirley Mullen   |  April 14, 2022

The emerging geopolitical landscape demands an idealism grounded in humility

Choosing Hope in a Time of Fear

Shirley Mullen   |  January 18, 2022

Meaning and purpose are possible for each of us. But we have to choose them.

Can Too Much Caring Threaten Our Convictions?

Shirley Mullen   |  October 13, 2021

When our convictions are under threat, retreat may not be the best option

The Equality Act and the Claims of Justice

Shirley Mullen   |  April 16, 2021

The Equality Act promises justice. For some religious communities, it threatens the opposite.