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The Heythrop Journal has published a paper of mine on Boethius’s definition of the person. Here is a link to the article on early view. I have included its abstract below. Abstract:While Boethius’s definition of the person, ‘an individual substance of a rational nature’, plays a significant role in Christian theology and anthropology, its reception … Continue reading Boethius’s Definition of the Person in Context: Chalcedon, Tradition, and Consolation

A talk given at Lincoln Memorial University’s Lincoln Museum. I was invited to give the following talk on Judeo-Christian ethics alongside a a talk by Dr. William Hardy on Lincoln’s use of religious rhetoric and evolving attitude toward the Christian faith. Continue reading Vocation as a Conservative Reality

This is a talk presented at New College Franklin’s 2023-2024 Orientation Continue reading What Flashes Forth: Christian Formation vs. Expressive Individualism

Mansfield Park is not one of Jane Austen’s best-loved works, even among her serious admirers. It is certainly not my favorite. It is nearly her longest novel (almost double some of her more esteemed writings) and it is certainly the least humorous. Further, it is more politically and socially complex than most others. But there … Continue reading Jane Austen’s Most Difficult Read

A Talk Given to Students at New College Franklin for Orientation (August 12th, Fall 2022) Continue reading Memento Mori: Magnanimity and Christian Learning

An eye is a part of the face, but what part of virtue is piety or justice? The problem of parts and wholes (mereology) is a central philosophical motif. When one begins to notice it, one notices it everywhere. That is because it is another way of framing the mystery of the one and the many.   Continue reading Plato & Augustine: On Parts and Wholes

I am grateful to announce the publication of Three Acts: A Commentary on Plato’s Theaetetus. This was a lot fun to develop. It represents the fruit of my time studying at Holy Apostle’s College and Seminary and teaching at New College Franklin. I am grateful to En Route Books & Media for publishing it and … Continue reading Three Acts–A New Book on Plato’s Theaetetus

Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.—Ecclesiastes 12:12 This was recently added as the first chapter of a book I wrote on the Spiritual Disciplines. We need no great reason to write a book, but perhaps we need a good reason to publish what we … Continue reading Why Publish a Book?

I am grateful to announce the publication of On the Spiritual Disciplines: An Introduction to Christian Practice. From the back cover: This handbook introduces a Christian to the fundamental disciplines of the Christian life. It first discusses the meaning and goal of the spiritual disciplines. It then explores prayer, reading, the division of the day, … Continue reading On the Spiritual Disciplines–A New Book