Christo et Doctrinae is a journal of Christian thought at Furman University, meant for the theological and artistic exploration of the Christian life.

Articles
The Sanctity of Suffering
Luke Constantineau
Christian Life
The Sanctity of Suffering
Luke Constantineau
Christian Life

A reflection on the role of suffering in the Christian spiritual life in light of the recent first feast day of St. Carlo Acutis.

Luke Constantineau
Christian Life
The Path of the Peacock
Mary Christine Helms
Art and Literature
The Path of the Peacock
Mary Christine Helms
Art and Literature

An exploration of how Flannery O’Connor saw the judgment of God in the tail of a peacock.

Mary Christine Helms
Art and Literature
St. Augustine’s Abbey, Canterbury
Karissa Horn
Christian Life
St. Augustine’s Abbey, Canterbury
Karissa Horn
Christian Life

A poetic meditation on the limits of the power of death.

Karissa Horn
Christian Life
Up From the Grave He Arose!
Mary Christine Helms
Easter Reflections Series
Up From the Grave He Arose!
Mary Christine Helms
Easter Reflections Series

A celebratory Easter Sunday meditation on the hymn “Up From the Grave He Arose”; Article V in the 2025 Easter Series

Mary Christine Helms
Easter Reflections Series
Harrowing
William Stark
Easter Reflections Series
Harrowing
William Stark
Easter Reflections Series

A Holy Saturday poem on the hymn “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence”; Article IV in the 2025 Easter Series

William Stark
Easter Reflections Series
Abide With Me, Lord
Li Ward
Easter Reflections Series
Abide With Me, Lord
Li Ward
Easter Reflections Series

An artistic engagement with the hymn “Abide With Me” for Good Friday; Article III in the 2025 Easter Series

Li Ward
Easter Reflections Series
Watch and Pray
Karissa Horn
Easter Reflections Series
Watch and Pray
Karissa Horn
Easter Reflections Series

A Maundy Thursday reflection on the hymn “Jesus Paid It All”; Article II in the 2025 Easter Series

Karissa Horn
Easter Reflections Series
The Church Enters The City
Luke Constantineau
Easter Reflections Series
The Church Enters The City
Luke Constantineau
Easter Reflections Series

A Palm Sunday meditation on the hymn: “All Glory, Laud, and Honor”; Article I in the 2025 Easter Series

Luke Constantineau
Easter Reflections Series
Soli Deo Gloria
Anya Barringer
Art and Literature
Soli Deo Gloria
Anya Barringer
Art and Literature

A reflection on J.S. Bach’s “Soli Deo Gloria” and its reminder for us to do all things for God’s glory.

Anya Barringer
Art and Literature
Whisper Bench
Vivian Claire
Art and Literature
Whisper Bench
Vivian Claire
Art and Literature

A poetic meditation on the quiet ways God speaks through the ordinary.

Vivian Claire
Art and Literature

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The Path of the Peacock
The Path of the Peacock

An exploration of how Flannery O’Connor saw the judgment of God in the tail of a peacock.

Soli Deo Gloria
Soli Deo Gloria

A reflection on J.S. Bach’s “Soli Deo Gloria” and its reminder for us to do all things for God’s glory.

Whisper Bench
Whisper Bench

A poetic meditation on the quiet ways God speaks through the ordinary.

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