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This is what we call a Soul
Posted on January 19, 2019January 16, 2019

This is what we call a Soul

Aristotle does not begin his treatise On the Soul by declaring that we are made in the image of God. Rather, he begins with the stunningly obvious observation that among all of the things which exist, we distinguish those which live from those which do not. Each of those things which live (plants, animals, and human beings) … Continue reading This is what we call a Soul

Speaking, Not Easy: On Immortality
Posted on January 1, 2019

Speaking, Not Easy: On Immortality

If we want to talk about the immortality of the soul, we are immediately confronted with all kinds of problems. For instance, we not only have to decide whether the soul dies, but what death is, that is if we want to rationally examine this question! But further, we already have put the question problematically. … Continue reading Speaking, Not Easy: On Immortality

The Awkward Dinner: A Modern Ethical Allegory
Posted on October 3, 2018December 8, 2020

The Awkward Dinner: A Modern Ethical Allegory

In a little house in the suburbs of Chicago, a young married couple were enjoying dinner with a rather robust middle-aged woman. Their three children and a visiting relative sat at table quietly listening to the conversation. “Jane, this is the woman I told you about, the one who saved our lives from that awful … Continue reading The Awkward Dinner: A Modern Ethical Allegory

Beauty as Subjective, I
Posted on August 24, 2018August 22, 2018

Beauty as Subjective, I

“The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! –Matthew 6:22-23 Beauty is indeed objective; yet, … Continue reading Beauty as Subjective, I

A Brief Quote from Kenneth T. Gallagher
Posted on July 31, 2018July 31, 2018

A Brief Quote from Kenneth T. Gallagher

This from his book on epistemology: Certitude cannot be construed as a search for relief from the weight of singular existence   The Philosophy of Knowledge, p.293-294 I would add only that  in laying hold of truth by the free assent of the inner man, in discovering that certain truths are subjective insofar as they are … Continue reading A Brief Quote from Kenneth T. Gallagher

On Whether We are to be Ashamed
Posted on June 25, 2018June 26, 2018

On Whether We are to be Ashamed

There is a lot of good literature on shame, but it can be confusing to assess from a Christian perspective. There are three major reasons for this First, many of those with good things to say about shame often dismiss the concept of sin, even treating it as the boogeyman of our psyches. This is … Continue reading On Whether We are to be Ashamed

On Whether God Loves the Individual or Christ
Posted on December 19, 2017

On Whether God Loves the Individual or Christ

Does God see us and love us or does he instead see only Christ? It is often preached that God looks not to our sins, but to the merits of Christ in whom he is well pleased. Or, that when God looks at those in Christ, he sees not them, but Christ. This might suggest … Continue reading On Whether God Loves the Individual or Christ

In the Faces of Animals
Posted on November 10, 2017November 27, 2017

In the Faces of Animals

Why do the faces of animals evoke wonder in us? Perhaps three reasons. First, they are beautiful. Second, we recognize in them a common consciousness, a beholding and being beheld, and it is a delight to see this. Finally, we see this consciousness in animals more readily than in ourselves (with the exception of babies … Continue reading In the Faces of Animals

On the Liberal Arts and the Third Use of the Law
Posted on October 3, 2017October 2, 2017

On the Liberal Arts and the Third Use of the Law

From Measure for Measure ISABELLA Yet show some pity. ANGELO I show it most of all when I show justice; For then I pity those I do not know, Which a dismiss’d offence would after gall; And do him right that, answering one foul wrong, Lives not to act another. Be satisfied; Your brother dies … Continue reading On the Liberal Arts and the Third Use of the Law

Mercy in Little House on the Prairie
Posted on September 23, 2017September 23, 2017

Mercy in Little House on the Prairie

Listening to the Little House series, following the lives of Laura and her family, has not been without its challenges. They are so strict, so obedient, so sufficient and skillful. They are themselves a kind of law that I will never live up to. Further, Laura always seems a bit hemmed in by her Ma, … Continue reading Mercy in Little House on the Prairie

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