In this TowerTalk, Rev. Amy Peeler, Ph.D., articulates the benefits of the familial language of the Bible and the Theology of the Family of God. In calling us sons and daughters of God, the New Testament proclaims our amazingly intimate relationship with God with all the rights and responsibilities therein.

At times the blank page represents promise and at other times paralysis. In this TowerTalk, Nicole Mazzarella delves into habits of thinking that prepare one to face the blank page, whether one is writing a novel or a business proposal. Connect with Wheaton: http://www.wheaton.edu http://www.facebook.com/wheatoncollege.il http://www.twitter.com/wheatoncollege http://www.instagram.com/wheatoncollegeil

Dr. Jennifer McNutt's Tower Talk encourages us to reflect upon how the church has dealt with similar refugee challenges in the past in order to gain insight for Christian responses today. Find discussion questions and a bibliography for this TowerTalk at www.wheaton.edu/towertalks/McNutt-1. Learn more about TowerTalks at www.wheaton.edu/towertalks Learn more about Dr. McNutt at http://www.wheaton.edu/Academics/Faculty/M/Jennifer-Powell-McNutt. Connect with Wheaton: http://www.wheaton.edu...

In this TowerTalk, Dr. Theon Hill considers how the prophets and the prophetic tradition equip us with the rhetorical insight to meet the moral and spiritual challenges of contemporary American society. Find discussion questions and a bibliography for this TowerTalk at www.wheaton.edu/towertalks/hill-1. Learn more about TowerTalks at www.wheaton.edu/towertalks Learn more about Dr. Hill at http://www.wheaton.edu/Academics/Faculty/H/Theon-Hill. Connect with Wheaton: http://www.wheaton.edu...

In this TowerTalk, Dr. Theon Hill considers how the prophets and the prophetic tradition equip us with the rhetorical insight to meet the moral and spiritual challenges of contemporary American society. Find discussion questions and a bibliography for this TowerTalk at www.wheaton.edu/towertalks/hill-1. Learn more about TowerTalks at www.wheaton.edu/towertalks Learn more about Dr. Hill at http://www.wheaton.edu/Academics/Faculty/H/Theon-Hill. Connect with Wheaton: http://www.wheaton.edu...

In this TowerTalk, Dr. Matthew Milliner explores the theme of repentance throughout art history. Although the Romantic notion of the artist as rule breaker is still dominant, a less noticed, but far more pervasive theme, is artists who turned to traditional religion, and gave a record of that conversion in their artwork. Artists illustrating this phenomenon will be four from the Renaissance, and four from modern times.

Does evil really exist, or is it simply the absence of good? In this TowerTalk, Dr. Sarah Borden '95 explains St. Augustine’s privation theory of evil and unpacks its important implications for our understanding of evil, suffering, and God's work in the world.

Does evil really exist, or is it simply the absence of good? In this TowerTalk, Dr. Sarah Borden '95 explains St. Augustine’s privation theory of evil and unpacks its important implications for our understanding of evil, suffering, and God's work in the world.

The United States incarcerates a far higher percentage of its citizens than almost every country in the world. In this TowerTalk, Dr. Gregory Lee explores how the perspectives of St. Augustine can help us formulate a Christian response to the problem of mass incarceration.

The United States incarcerates a far higher percentage of its citizens than almost every country in the world. In this TowerTalk, Dr. Gregory Lee explores how the perspectives of St. Augustine can help us formulate a Christian response to the problem of mass incarceration.

In this TowerTalk, Dr. Matthew Milliner explores the theme of repentance throughout art history. Although the Romantic notion of the artist as rule breaker is still dominant, a less noticed, but far more pervasive theme, is artists who turned to traditional religion, and gave a record of that conversion in their artwork. Artists illustrating this phenomenon will be four from the Renaissance, and four from modern times.

Dr. Amy Black • American politics is often characterized more by angry shouting matches than by thoughtful discussions. How can Christians be a witness for Christ in this arena? In this TowerTalk, Associate Professor of Political Science Amy E. Black encourages us to re-imagine politics as a form of Christian witness and discusses ways we can model Christian virtues in contemporary politics.

Dr. Amy Black • American politics is often characterized more by angry shouting matches than by thoughtful discussions. How can Christians be a witness for Christ in this arena? In this TowerTalk, Associate Professor of Political Science Amy E. Black encourages us to re-imagine politics as a form of Christian witness and discusses ways we can model Christian virtues in contemporary politics.

Dr. Bruce Howard • Dr. Howard, Carl R. Hendrickson Professor of Business, explores the ways we can become intentional in our economic choices and bring God-honoring values to the marketplace.

Dr. Bruce Howard • Dr. Howard, Carl R. Hendrickson Professor of Business, explores the ways we can become intentional in our economic choices and bring God-honoring values to the marketplace.

Dr. Christina Bieber Lake • Are stories inherently theological? In this presentation, Professor of English Dr. Christina Bieber Lake considers a famous short story by Ernest Hemingway in the light of this question, drawing from the riches of the Christian philosophical tradition known as personalism.

Dr. Christina Bieber Lake • Are stories inherently theological? In this presentation, Professor of English Dr. Christina Bieber Lake considers a famous short story by Ernest Hemingway in the light of this question, drawing from the riches of the Christian philosophical tradition known as personalism.

Dr. Arthur Holmes • This chapel address, delivered by the late Dr. Art Holmes ('50, MA '52; Professor of Philosophy, faculty 1951-1994), powerfully and eloquently restates the central conviction that guided him over the course of his 43 years of teaching at Wheaton. In this lecture – we might call it a sermon – Professor Holmes emphasizes that through Christ, all things, including our hearts, minds, and spirits, are being reconciled to God. The message features an introduction by the Arthur...

Dr. Arthur Holmes • This chapel address, delivered by the late Dr. Art Holmes ('50, MA '52; Professor of Philosophy, faculty 1951-1994), powerfully and eloquently restates the central conviction that guided him over the course of his 43 years of teaching at Wheaton. In this lecture – we might call it a sermon – Professor Holmes emphasizes that through Christ, all things, including our hearts, minds, and spirits, are being reconciled to God. The message features an introduction by the Arthur...

Dr. Nicholas Perrin • Dean Perrin explores how he recently became convinced of the importance of regularly praying the Lord's prayer as a protest against reality as we know it and a call for God to usher in His superior reality through the actualization of the kingdom of God.

Dr. Nicholas Perrin • Dean Perrin explores how he recently became convinced of the importance of regularly praying the Lord's prayer as a protest against reality as we know it and a call for God to usher in His superior reality through the actualization of the kingdom of God.

Dr. Terry Perciante • When turbulent events touch our lives, we may think that impactful phenomena are capricious, utterly random, and largely unpredictable. Recent mathematical experiments pointedly suggest that all random and chaotic behaviors are in fact deeply structured. Exposing the intricacies of underlying design in the midst of chaotic phenomena is a problem of human detection especially when virulent preconceptions impede our vision.

Dr. Terry Perciante • When turbulent events touch our lives, we may think that impactful phenomena are capricious, utterly random, and largely unpredictable. Recent mathematical experiments pointedly suggest that all random and chaotic behaviors are in fact deeply structured. Exposing the intricacies of underlying design in the midst of chaotic phenomena is a problem of human detection especially when virulent preconceptions impede our vision.