Fleshed out
byI propose that every theological system also has an associated sociology, such that we can fully understand the claims of a theological perspective only…
On privilege and plunder
by Jerry BerriganMy small community at Kalamazoo Peace House has been reading Ta-Nehisi Coates’ new book, Between the World and Me (Spiegel and Grau, 2015). Structured…
Stolen bodies
by the daily asteriskAt the onset of the Civil War, our stolen bodies were worth four billion dollars, more than all of American industry, all of American…
Clifton Park
by Lynne S. VitiI demanded that my mother take me back to the park with three swimming pools. Summer was so much hotter then. At night fans cooled us…
There’s language
by the daily asteriskFie, fie upon her! There’s language in her eye, her cheek, her lip, Nay, her foot speaks; her wanton spirits look out At every…
Taking it on the chin
by Alex JoynerThe first time I got socked in the jaw it came as a total surprise. At 14 years old, I was already close to…
Nowhere to happen but bodies
by the daily asteriskOur big ideas have nowhere to happen but bodies. In this sense, my religion is the shape my love takes, the direct devotion of…
What We Leave Behind
by Alex QuickBattle Creek, Michigan (2016) I remember once wanting to do a project on the paperwork that runs through our lives, and how bureaucracy strips…
Sort of intimate
by the daily asteriskIt seems like the popular imagination persists in thinking of God as, I don’t know what, some sort of noble stoic man in the…
Femininity and The Big-Boned Gal
by Denise Frame HarlanEditor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this essay, Denise Frame Harlan explores memories of her…