Elvis Isacs is a Masters of Divinity student at Yale Divinity School, where his studies focus on theology, Scripture, ethics, and the early Christian tradition. He is especially interested in helping Christians think faithfully about contemporary moral questions in light of the gospel, the witness of Scripture, and the church’s theological heritage. He lives with his wife, Bridget, and their daughter, Aletheia.
One episode in Homer’s Odyssey that particularly caught my attention is the encounter with the Lotus-Eaters. Odysseus and his men are blown off course and arrive on an island where […]