The Heights

Cultivating a Secret Garden in Your Mind

Emmbrooke Flather • December 10, 2024

Every day, middle school me spent hours practicing tennis alone against a backboard, with only my imagination to keep me company. At the time, all I focused on was perfecting my form, not realizing that I was also inadvertently training something even more important: the ability to daydream.

Students File Police Reports Over Fringe Church’s Recruiting Efforts

Cole Dady • February 18, 2018

“Boston College Police Department has received multiple reports of individuals not associated with Boston College soliciting BC community members to participate in Bible study groups,” the statement read. “This is being done in-person and through a variety of social media platforms both on and off campus.”

After Cleaning Churches, Robinette Finds God in Uncertainty

Shannon Lyons • February 18, 2018

After growing up in an evangelical Christian community, Brian Robinette came to find true meaning in moments of profound doubt, and now encourages his students to embrace questions of God's existence head on.

Christianity Can Relieve Tensions Over Race, Says Jennings

Jaehun Lee • February 11, 2018

Willie Jennings, a theologian and professor at Yale Divinity School, believes that mistakes made in interpreting God’s word is the root of many social rifts, such as poor race relations and border debates.