Students at The King’s College know Dr. Paul Mueller for his expertise in economic thought and practice. What many don’t know is that Dr. Paul Mueller, an associate professor of economics, spends his time in the summer at his family-owned bed and breakfast with his wife and five kids.
Read MoreAre some among us overanalyzing the moral relevance and philosophical weight of masks? Yes. I think so. For that reason, I’d like to wrap up my part of the discussion with a few larger points.
Read MoreProfessor Glader is entitled to his opinions and his feelings – it is left to us to judge their substance. I find the abundance of non sequiturs and strawmen in his op-ed truly alarming, but I console myself with the thought that this is rushed opinion rather than reasoned argument. Apparently, he has a few axes to grind about President Trump, sex scandals, cover-ups, shouting racial slurs, and even my alma mater - all find their way into the piece. What those have to do with me or the issue at hand is rather hard to see.
Read MoreDear King’s students and alumni, we need to talk.
We need to talk about our community because of the elephant in the room: many of us struggle to live faithfully in exercising wisdom, courage, and respect when it comes to gossip and social media. This is not a new problem, but it recently resurfaced around my choice to lecture without a facemask or face shield last week. We can have a conversation about the merits or demerits of my choice, but that is not the problem I am addressing here.
Read MoreDr. Paul Mueller, associate professor of Economics at King’s, taught his in-person classes this past Monday without wearing a mask because he “felt convicted that doing so would violate [his] conscience.”
Read MoreHow can we live well together in our common enterprise at The King’s College? By cultivating Christian community in charity and forgiveness. How certain conversations around race and racism among members of the King’s community have played out over the past few months should give us all cause for concern.
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