Easten Law
@easten.bsky.social
Associate Director at the Overseas Ministries Study Center at Princeton Theological Seminary. I study lived theology, religious pluralism, and public life in the Sinophone world. Lost but content.
The weight of aging is heaviest when discerning how to carry their parents
November 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The weight of aging is heaviest when discerning how to carry their parents
Trying to associate, not disassociate.
November 14, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Trying to associate, not disassociate.
Cup of morning tea and a long walk with a Pacific longing
November 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Cup of morning tea and a long walk with a Pacific longing
I have friends all over the world.
October 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I have friends all over the world.
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In some ways, we’ve read this before. In other ways, we’re still finding language to capture our moment.
America’s Zombie Democracy
Its trappings remain, but authoritarianism and AI are hollowing out our humanity.
www.theatlantic.com
September 26, 2025 at 12:48 AM
In some ways, we’ve read this before. In other ways, we’re still finding language to capture our moment.
Jura and the Sourlands.
September 26, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Jura and the Sourlands.
Who is this dude? www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1...
www.journals.uchicago.edu
June 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Who is this dude? www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1...
Somebody tell me how these two are related.
June 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Somebody tell me how these two are related.
What are we worshipping for again?
May 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
What are we worshipping for again?
I’m still a child. I like train rides no matter how mundane.
May 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I’m still a child. I like train rides no matter how mundane.
I was not expecting to stumble back into Eliade’s “Terror of History” so soon.
May 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I was not expecting to stumble back into Eliade’s “Terror of History” so soon.
Every time I preach, I feel like it’s really just God challenging me individually.
May 15, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Every time I preach, I feel like it’s really just God challenging me individually.
The wind makes everything come alive.
May 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The wind makes everything come alive.
Possibly unpopular question, but I am wondering it: is truly de-colonial thought even possible? And if so, are there puritanical impulses that are given power in the process?
May 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Possibly unpopular question, but I am wondering it: is truly de-colonial thought even possible? And if so, are there puritanical impulses that are given power in the process?
What does a daily practice of non-violence look like?
May 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
What does a daily practice of non-violence look like?
To discern vocation from career, the ways in which they might overlap and diverge, is no small task. To do so while mindfully attending to the livelihood of those who depend on you is yet another level.
May 7, 2025 at 2:37 AM
To discern vocation from career, the ways in which they might overlap and diverge, is no small task. To do so while mindfully attending to the livelihood of those who depend on you is yet another level.
I have a greater sense of appreciation and awe for old people. Maybe it’s being over 40, a literal sense of closeness by way of time. I am closer to 80 than I am to 0 after all.
February 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I have a greater sense of appreciation and awe for old people. Maybe it’s being over 40, a literal sense of closeness by way of time. I am closer to 80 than I am to 0 after all.
It’s actually kind of impressive how quickly so called law and order people are now reveling in lawless disorder.
February 4, 2025 at 3:09 AM
It’s actually kind of impressive how quickly so called law and order people are now reveling in lawless disorder.
I have words. So many words. But I am afraid. They are useless.
January 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I have words. So many words. But I am afraid. They are useless.
This year be shrewd, but also go with the flow
January 30, 2025 at 3:59 AM
This year be shrewd, but also go with the flow
It is always an awkward dance to balance mercy and justice, the pastoral with the prophetic. But sometimes, in order to hold the line, you also have to stand in the gaps. She is doing what she has been called to do. Lord, hear our prayers. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/u...
Who Is Mariann Edgar Budde, the Bishop Who Made a Plea to Trump? (Gift Article)
The first woman to serve as the spiritual leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, Bishop Budde had a message for President Trump during his first term, too.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
It is always an awkward dance to balance mercy and justice, the pastoral with the prophetic. But sometimes, in order to hold the line, you also have to stand in the gaps. She is doing what she has been called to do. Lord, hear our prayers. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/u...