And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. (Gen. 2:19) The narrative of Genesis here expresses something akin to divine … Continue reading And God said, “Let there be Play.” A Meditation On Genesis 2:19 (Part 1 of 2)
The concept of mediation is a strange one, particularly to someone raised outside the Christian tradition. Why would I want a mediator? Wouldn’t it be better to have a direct relationship with God? Imagine a married couple who invites a stranger into their home to pass their messages on to one another. The game of telephone … Continue reading Gift as the Structure of Mediation
Is man a meaningful creature? Yes, but man is also a creature ordered unto God. The Imago Dei contextualizes the nature of human meaning. This post continues our exploration of man’s doubleness. In North America, stop signs are red octagons with the word ‘stop’ printed on them. There are variations, but, for the most part, they conform to this … Continue reading Empty Signs? Images and Originals Part VI.B
We have begun to explore how man is a double creature, a being who is natural and yet transcendent. The last post listed a number of ways in which this might be the case. This post will begin to explore numbers 2, 3, and 7. We can do this by first asking: What does ‘poetry’ … Continue reading The Poetic Creature: Images and Originals Part VI.A
I am getting pretty excited to walk through some of this quarter’s readings with the students. The Phaedo, Plato Euthyphro, Plato On the Incarnation, Athanasius The Brothers Karamazov, Dostoevsky Prometheus Bound, Aeschylus Meno, Plato Theatetus, Plato Reflections on the Right Use of School Studies, Weil The greatness of some of these readings is in their … Continue reading Pascha Term 2015 Approaches
“When I am empty, I am. When I am full; I am not. What am I?” — Answere: hole “I am what I am not. You cannot see me. Yet you look at me to see. What am I?” — Answer: A Mirror Have you grown weary of our journey into doubleness? I hope not, but I … Continue reading Man as Double: Images and Originals Part VI
“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim his handiwork. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the … Continue reading Other Kinds of Speech: Images & Originals Part V.B
“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim his handiwork. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the … Continue reading Other Kinds of Speech: Images and Originals Part V.A
Recognition is a fundamental element of art and life. We delight in seeing, in being seen, and in seeing afresh. This is the reality of good art and the false allure of mere entertainment. But the possibility of recognition is present in small ways every day. For myself it is there when rising in the morning with … Continue reading In Him: Images and Originals Part IV
The ideal audience for this blog will not wish to read this post. This is for my more problematic readers. Of course, seeing that this blog is about four days old, I am taking some poetic license when I use the terms reader or audience. My ideal audience, those who will get the most out of … Continue reading The Problem of Universals: Images and Originals Part III.B
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