Pub Theology with Campus Edge

08/25/2025

Please join us for our upcoming event!

01/13/2025

Hey Friends,

We are meeting this Tuesday at 8 PM at the Peanut Barrel in downtown East Lansing. Will be talking about all things faith related – hope you can join us! Just look for the pub theology sign on the table.

11/04/2024

We are meeting this week to talk about "Elections, Politics, and Faith." We'll be at the Peanut Barrel starting at 8:00pm. Just look for the Pub Theology sign on the table. Here's a couple of articles to get the conversation started:

Students of my generation at Yale Divinity School, who received ethics instruction from H. Richard Niebuhr, James Gustafson, and William Lee Miller, are likely to find the current renewal of interest in religion and politics both familiar and ironic. Familiar, because it highlights the relation of f...

10/17/2024

We are out at the law school this morning, handing out hot cider and donuts. Stop by if you’d like some :-)

10/02/2024

Our next Pub Theology gathering will be Tuesday, October 8 at 8:00pm at the Peanut Barrel. We are going to be talking about "Religious Freedom - and its benefits and limitations. Below are a couple of links to definitions get the conversation started:

https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-report-on-international-religious-freedom/

https://www.aclu.org/issues/religious-liberty #:~:text=The%20First%20Amendment%20to%20the,Government%20for%20a%20redress%20of

https://www.heritage.org/religious-liberty/heritage-explains/religious-freedom-whats-stake-if-we-lose-it

The first amendment to the United States constitution begins, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof …” Fast forward almost 250 years and religious freedom is one of the most pressing issues in American culture today. Let.....

09/26/2024

Out next Pub Theology gathering will be Tuesday, October 1 at 8:00pm at the Peanut Barrel. We are going to be discussing the topic of "Sin and Salvation." We are going to talk about how we define sin, who get's to define it, and how we escape it. It should be a great conversation.

We'd love to have you join us!

Here are some quotes to get us started:

"In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity."" - Hunter S. Thompson

"I am no longer sure of anything. If I satiate my desires, I sin but I deliver myself from them; if I refuse to satisfy them, they infect the whole soul." - John-Paul Sartre

"One of the peculiar sins of the twentieth century which we've developed to a very high level is the sin of credulity. It has been said that when human beings stop believing in God they believe in nothing. The truth is much worse: they believe in anything." - Malcolm Muggeridge

"Be a sinner and sin strongly, but more strongly have faith and rejoice in Christ." - Martin Luther

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09/16/2024

Hey Friends we are meeting this week to discuss the topic of "Peacemaking." We'll be at the Peanut Barrel at 8:00pm and everyone is welcome. Just look for the "Pub Theology" sign on the table.

And here are a few quotes regarding peacemaking to get us started in thinking about what peacemaking means:

“Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.” – Albert Einstein

“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” – John F. Kennedy

“It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace.” – Andre Gide

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09/02/2024

Pub Theology is back in full swing this semester. We will meet weekly on TUESDAY nights at 8:00pm at “The Peanut Barrel” in downtown East Lansing. The topic for the week will be: “The Intersection of Violence and Justice”

If you are new to Pub Theology - just look for the table with the Pub Theology sign with the image like the one above.

Here's a couple of articles to get us started:

https://www.amacad.org/daedalus/reimagining-justice-challenges-violence-punitive-excess

http://www.kyoolee.net/violence__law_and_justice_in_a_global_age_-_david_held.pdf

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/myths-and-realities-understanding-recent-trends-violent-crime?gad_source=1

The recent rise in crime is extraordinarily complex. Policymakers and the public should not jump to conclusions or expect easy answers.

07/29/2024

It is the third Tuesday of the month - so we are meeting tomorrow night at the Peanut Barrel for Pub Theology at 8:00pm.

Our topic for the night is: "The Theology of Family"

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07/02/2024

It is the first Tuesday of the month - so we are meeting tonight at the Peanut Barrel for Pub Theology at 8:00pm. Our topic for the night is: "The Theology of Rights, Laws, and Responsibilities" Below is one of the questions that we are going to tackle tonight.

In the United States there is a lot of talk about the innate rights of humankind, so codified in the Constitution, others that we take for granted. What are some things that you consider basic human rights? Does your faith background or belief system influence what you believe to be a “human right?”

What are your thoughts?

06/11/2024

We are still in our summer schedule. So we are off tonight, but we are meeting next week Tuesday at the peanut barrel for another discussion. We’re gonna be talking about the topic of “Law” and how we are called to follow God’s laws, society’s laws, and the laws of our government - and how those intersect.

Hope you can join us!