Welcome to The Vine, a publication of Regent College.
We’re delighted to share ideas and perspectives from a wide range of people within and beyond Regent’s circles. In articles and interviews, podcasts and videos, you’ll hear authentic voices speaking from experience and expertise about ideas that matter to our community and yours.
Join us for conversations that inform, challenge, and inspire.
Welcome to The Vine, a publication of Regent College.
We’re delighted to share ideas and perspectives from a wide range of people within and beyond Regent’s circles. In articles and interviews, podcasts and videos, you’ll hear authentic voices speaking from experience and expertise about ideas that matter to our community and yours.
Join us for conversations that inform, challenge, and inspire.
Clothed in Glory: Learning to Embody Christ
Artist and Regent grad Freeman Lam explores embodying Christ through hand-sewn garments that reflect cultural identity, suffering, and spiritual encounter. His collaborative, tactile approach invites reflection on faith, community, and how Christ shapes our lived experiences.
All Resources: Theology
Clothed in Glory: Learning to Embody Christ
Angels and Beasts: A Theological Approach to Animal Imagery in the Book of Kells
This article explores the animal imagery of the Book of Kells as a window into Celtic Christian theology, showing how creatures symbolized Christ, new creation, and the harmony between heaven, earth, and all living things.
Podcast: Faith, Work and Economics
Exploring faith, work, and economics with Kara Martin and Paul Oslington, this conversation examines the sacred/secular divide, AI and inequality, global trade issues, and the church’s role in justice for workers. Both will be teaching Faith, Work & Economics (Summer 2026)
Podcast: The Good Life and Christ
The Significance of Place in Lamentations and Song of Songs and What This Means for Human Flourishing
The Road to the Unknown: Reflections on Journeys of Faith
Easter Monday: Is the Resurrection of Christ Truly Our Bottom Line?
Easter Sunday: At the Open Tomb
Holy Saturday: The Goal of New Life
Why Is Easter a Sacramental Celebration?
Augustine reflects on Easter as a sacramental “passing over,” where Christ’s death and resurrection become present for believers. Drawn from Letters of the Faith through the Seasons, this piece invites readers into a living, communal faith rooted in the church’s tradition.
Ervine Sheblatzm: The Most Notable Theologian You’ve Never Noted
Is There a Trauma-Informed Theodicy?
Podcast: Bridging Cultures, Seeking Peace and Justice
Laughter: An Embodiment of Joy and Hope (A Reflection on Psalm 126)
James Houston on His Life and Spiritual Theology
Community: David Nacho - A Theological Conversation at the Well
The Desperate Need for Deeper People
Jesus in Space, Time, and History: Natural Theology and the Challenge of Talking about God
From Apologetics to Cultural Witness
Deep and Deeper Still
Decolonized Critical Thinking: Developing Critical Thinking Through a Decolonizing Pedagogy
Calling, Context, and the Church: From Belonging to Witness
Shall These Bones Live? The Ash Wednesday Promise of Art
How Does Christ Help Us Understand the Relationship Between Disability and Sin?
Podcast: Language, Culture, and Calling
Sport: Idolatry or the Image of God … or Both?
The Importance of Ritual Learning for the Development of Child Faith
This article argues that age-segregated church practices weaken children’s faith formation. Drawing on theology and developmental research, it calls for including children in baptism and communion as formative rituals that apprentice faith through participation, not instruction alone.
Podcast: Christianity and Immigration Policy
Perfection and Speech about God’s Character in the Old Testament
Community: Diaspora Theology in Real Time: Technology and Transnational Community
Imagine Otherwise, the online magazine of Princeton’s Center for Asian American Christianity, hosts a podcast with Prof. Ann Gillian Chu on lived theology, Hong Kong’s political unrest, BN(O) migration to the UK, and its impact on faith, family, and community life.
The Fragrance of Life: Cinnamon in the Bible (Part Two)
The Fragrance of Life: Cinnamon in the Bible (Part One)
A Slightly Useful Way: Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead and a Homiletic of Epistemic Humility
Drawing on Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead, this essay explores how preaching shaped by epistemic humility—embracing mystery, complexity, and grace—can speak more faithfully and credibly to a skeptical age.