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Ronald Wells

Ronald Wells is Professor of History, Emeritus, Calvin College, Michigan. He is now mostly retired in Tennessee. His part-time position is directing the Symposium on Faith and the Liberal Arts at Maryville College.

Supporting Our Bishops on Gun Violence

The continuing occurrence of mass shootings have troubled all of us. I am very proud of the bishops in the Episcopal Church for their...

Not Critical Race Theory, Just American History

Back in June, Eugene Schlesinger, the editor of Covenant, wrote a fine essay that raised questions about “Critical Race Theory” (CRT). He asked good...

The Illusion of “The Present Moment”

This essay is a reflection on what some have called “the sacrament of the present moment.” It is in two parts, from experiences a...

Australian Disability Activists Discuss ‘Ableism’

Sixteen years ago, B.J. and her husband had a son with cerebral palsy. She was told she would never work again and that their marriage would not survive. But God had other ideas.

A Book for Our Time

Michael Mayne’s A Year Lost and Found About six months into the COVID-19 quarantine, a friend from another part of the country called to ask...