Convocamus is the name we gave to our pieces that stand at the crossroads of Theology, Academia, and Politics. They include explanations, opinions, analysis of current affairs, and reviews. We hope to offer readers insight into the various ways that Theology shapes the world around us.
by Theo Poward You may be vaguely familiar with the Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission case which is currently pending before the US Supreme Court. In July 2012, same-sex couple Charlie Craig and David Mullins from Colorado visited Masterpiece Cakeshop in Denver to order a custom wedding cake for a celebration of their marriage. Masterpiece’s owner […]
by Alex Taylor ‘How can it be that God can reign in glory, / Calmly content with what His Love had done, / Reading unmoved the piteous shameful story, / All the vile deeds men do beneath the sun? Are there no tears in the heart of the Eternal? / Is there no […]
by Chris Lynch Over the last few months, several thoughtful and conceptually rigorous books have been released exploring the topic of secularism. Two that stand out for their critical acclaim but also for their scholarly style are: Andrew Copson’s Secularism: Politics, Religion, and Freedom; and Debating Religious Liberty and Discrimination (a point-counterpoint text written by […]
by Frederik Seidelin On Tuesday, people in Denmark went to the polls to elect local councillors for the next four years. The campaigning period saw right-wing populists opposing building permits for mosques, opposing Muslim women wearing headscarves in the health sector, and similar religion-related value politics that we have, sadly, come to expect in Western […]
by Raymond Pagnuccio From sunrise to sunset the life of a Buddhist monk is fairly routine no matter where in the world they may be. For most monks in Myanmar, their daily routine is pretty mundane. A typical day unusually begins around 4:30 in the morning with prayers followed by chores, breakfast and more prayers. […]
by Nur Aqmarina Ade Puspasari Indonesia has a large population of 257.9 million people (2017), the fourth largest population in the world. The total population is divided into several tribes with different local languages, more precisely there are 1,340 ethnicities including Javanese, Sudanese, Batak, Ambon, Bugis, etc. There are an estimated 736 regional languages. To […]
By Frederik Seidelin Last week, 31 October marked the fifth centenary of Martin Luther sending his Ninety-five Theses to the Archbishop of Mainz. This particular action (and his alleged nailing of his theses to the church door in Wittenberg) is now seen as the beginning of the reformations of the Catholic church that swept […]
by Alexander Taylor Last month, by way of a late summer holiday, I was able to spend a couple of weeks backpacking around northern Greece. One of the highlights of the trip was the day I spent visiting the ancient monasteries of the Meteora. The Meteora is a magnificent geological formation of many great rock […]
