The Opposition of Patriarchy
By Makenzie Halbert We did it; we broke the ice and we talked about feminism. How are you doing? We threw a lot at you last month, and I apologize […]
Category Archives: Perspective
Get Active
By Amy Simmons We see ourselves falling, we see the church fading away saint by saint, and we sit back and get angry. We get mad that things don’t fit […]
Speak.
By Makenzie Halbert I will never forget the feeling I was overcome with as I sat in a creative writing class two years ago at Multnomah. We were reading Franz […]
The F-Word: I’m a Feminist and So Are You
By Amy Simmons The sound of it makes us nervous. We treat it as vulgar at best. Churches don’t like it, and your parents certainly don’t want to hear it. […]
A Community of Peace
By Austin Way Earlier this month, Arkansas’ Senate and House passed–with bipartisan support–legislation named The Church Protection Act. This bill would allow individual places of worship to decide whether or […]
Safety We All Need, But Not All Of Us Have
By Matthew Howen It was only after a friend of mine told me he was gay that I started to care about homosexuality. Of course I knew what I thought […]
Gold
Creative Non-Fiction By Shaun Stevenson Years of beer, puke, and urine stuck to my shoes as I stepped over faded carpet and found a seat near the back. The emcee […]
Orthodoxy and Why It’s Not a Phase
By Nicholas Fine A few months back I wrote an article for Muse about Orthodox Christianity, which I am a convert to. Many people have discussed Orthodoxy with me following […]
A Haven is Hard to Find
By Jamie Loos, Reed College Graduate A university van pulls into a puddled parking lot of a run-down mansion in southeast Portland. Sixteen expectant students emerge on this dreary Friday […]
Alumni Feature: Hannah Glavor
By Makenzie Halbert Hannah Glavor, a December 2010 graduate from the Intercultural Studies program, is a former Multnomah student who is following faithfully what she believes to be the call […]
Love Letters
By Makenzie Halbert There is no form of communication that compares to the receiving of a handwritten letter. A piece of paper that has been handled, toiled over, and cared […]
Out of the Crib, Onto the Battlefield
“Today I defy the ranks of Israel! … Am I a dog that you come at me with sticks?” ~Goliath “Religious Myth #3: Believers are open-minded. Believing in God and […]
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
For me, Christmas arrives only after months of preparation, anticipation, and borderline-aggressive holiday cheer. This isn’t entirely independent; I come from a family that loves Christmas. It may be possible […]
How to Live on Less
Two years ago I decided to stop using shampoo for the rest of my life (maybe). Baking soda, I was told, is a reasonable alternative that is both effective and […]
Being an African-American in higher Theological Education
I am one semester away from earning my Master’s degree in Biblical Studies, and the prospect of doctoral work is both exciting and daunting. As I fill out online applications […]
False Standards
There was a point in the history of our school where skirts had minimum length requirements and the laws of dress code were heavily enforced. In the way of institutional […]
Orthodoxy
Before embracing orthodoxy I was in a state of unrest. I was earnestly trying to answer some very tough questions: what church should I go to? What theology should I […]
Slow To Hear
I loved the library. I begged my mom to take me weekly. Then came the day I walked into the library during Banned Books Week. I walked past a huge […]
Living Proof: Love 4 Life
After taking a three year break from school, I am back at Multnomah University, back at Bible College and back at the place where life as I knew it changed […]
Response to Contract Article
As I started thinking about what I could write for Muse concerning the Multnomah Contract, I found myself looking for the most convincing (and convicting) arguments as to why the […]
