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Walter Hesford

Walter Hesford, born and educated in New England, gradually made his way West. For many years he was a professor of English at the University of Idaho, save for stints teaching in China and France. At Idaho, he taught American Literature, World Literature and the Bible as Literature. He currently coordinates an interfaith discussion group and is a member of the Latah County Human Rights Task Force and Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Moscow. He and his wife Elinor enjoy visiting with family and friends and hunting for wild flowers.
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Evangelical Roots and Branches

Gay and lesbian members of our congregation have told me that they hesitated in coming to our church because of the connotations “evangelical” has accrued.
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Buddha-nature and Original Sins

So here I am, a latter-day Grinch, to proclaim as well the essential sinfulness of us
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Facts, Stories, Faith

I don’t want my friend to lose his faith in the Bible, but to understand its history, its myth.
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Freedom Isn’t Free?

“Freedom isn’t Free” is proclaimed on billboards, bumper-stickers, t-shirts. This assertion is so ubiquitous in America one might suppose it to be true.
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Religious Freedom and the Ship-of-State

Throughout the country those refusing to wear masks or get vaccinated have claimed that religious freedom gives them this right.
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A Commercial Call To Believe?

Wandering through a Macy’s a few Christmas-times ago, I was surprised to see signs and buttons asking me to “Believe.”  What was I supposed to believe, and why?
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Pilgrims and Thanksgivings

This year is thus the 400th anniversary of what became heralded as the First Thanksgiving.
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