Over at The Conversation, University of Dayton professor Charles Russo gives us the lay of the land. Here is a taste: Disputes over religious freedom and LGBTQ rights in the United States have led to some of the most high-profile […]
Eastern University
What is going on at Eastern University?
Eastern University, the school that has brought you, at one time or another, Ronald Sider (seminary faculty), Tony Campolo (faculty), Shane Claiborne (graduate), Brian Stevenson (graduate), Roberta Hestenes (president), Wilson Goode (faculty), Peter Enns (faculty), Allen Guelzo (faculty), and Doug […]
Orthodox Presbyterian Church apologizes for racist remarks
Daniel Silliman has the story at Christianity Today. A taste: On Thursday afternoon, the proceedings were interrupted by a report from moderator David Nakhla, who said the General Assembly was in danger of getting kicked off the Eastern University campus […]
Eastern University alumni ask university to rescind Doug Mastriano’s 2009 “Alumnus of the Year” award
Frankly, I am surprised Eastern, a Christian college with a rather progressive political history–think Bryan Stevenson, Shane Claiborne, Roberta Hestenes, Ron Sider, Tony Campolo–would give Mastriano such an award. The committee must not have known about this 2001 paper. Here […]