Theology · 2026 Winter EditionHoliness
St. Christina the Astonishing tried to flee the stench of sinners; Isaiah collapsed in terror before the Holy One. Sara Jane Nixon argues that the content of God’s holiness is…
May 19, 2026
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Sara Jane Nixon
Sara Jane Nixon is Senior Pastor of Crestview Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati. A graduate of Davidson College and Princeton Theological Seminary, she is pursuing doctoral work at the University of Dubuque and is a member of and seminar leader for the Foundation for Reformed Theology. She is a third-generation Presbyterian pastor.
Essays Published
5
First Contribution
2018
Most Recent
May 2026
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Church and Culture · 2024 Summer EditionWhat Happened at GA226: Where Will the Boundaries Be?
Nixon walks through what actually happened with POL-01 (the Olympia Overture) at the 2024 General Assembly, why the split-vote outcome is more ambiguous than either side claims, and what congregations…
July 15, 2024
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Discipleship · 2020 Summer EditionIs Theology Practical?
Three months into pastoral ministry, Nixon noticed that her seminary theology courses turned out to be more practical than the courses labeled 'practical theology.' This conference address asks why, and…
November 11, 2020
TheologyMy Body, Broken for Zoom?
Nixon learned the limits of video calling during a long-distance courtship: the format is a poor substitute for actually being together. She brings that lesson to bear on the COVID-era…
April 29, 2020
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Suffering · 2018 Spring EditionJohn Calvin on Death and Grief
It's hard to picture John Calvin grieving, or writing tender letters to bereaved friends. Nixon shows that we should picture exactly that. The Reformed tradition's reputation for being rigorous-but-cold is…
May 30, 2018