…you give an impassioned speech in class about how the “celebrity pastor” phenomenon cheapens worship but then leave five minutes early to get a good seat for chapel because OMG HAUERWAS IS PREACHING AND NO WAY AM I MISSING THAT! [Tom Chappell Lewis, M.Div. ‘12]
…you see something about the “BCS Championship” and think it has something to do with a grudge match between Willie Jennings and J Kameron Carter. [Kara Slade, M.Div. ‘12]
…you spend from Thanksgiving to December 24 trying to convince everyone that it’s not Christmas yet, and December 26 to January 6 trying to convince everyone that it’s still Christmas.
…you watch Rise of the Planet of the Apes and come away feeling concerned about its message of genetic progress and the subtle implications for eugenics.
…you get excited about Christmas money because it means you can buy books for next semester.
…the little chocolate soldiers in your Christmas stocking make you think of Just War Theory. [Tom Lewis, M.Div. ‘12]
…you use the fact that, liturgically speaking, the Christmas season is the 12 days AFTER Christmas as an excuse for mailing your Christmas cards late.
…you quote Brueggemann at a friend while talking them through a breakup.
