Category Archives: Brian Moore

by Brian C. Moore, Ph.D. There is a delicate balance in the life of faith; I think it’s fine to slip into doubt. There’s something desperate and willful in many of those who don’t—though I have personally rarely experienced grave … Continue reading →

by Brian C. Moore, Ph.D. There is a moment after the resurrection when Mary Magdalene comes upon the gardener. Amazed at the disappearance of the body of the beloved, she asks the gardener if he knows what has become of … Continue reading →

by Brian C. Moore, Ph.D. (From my notebooks) Suppose you are a soul standing before the gate of time. You look through the portal and discover two possibilities. In one, you are at ease, surrounded by wealth and respectability. No … Continue reading →

by Brian C. Moore, Ph.D. Jesus and the disciples get into a boat to cross the lake. In transit, Jesus sleeps and the wind picks up, a storm rages. This is an intimation of Christ in the tomb, and the … Continue reading →

by Brian C. Moore, Ph.D. The kenosis of the Spirit is everywhere. The word of insight may occur on the lips of someone who believes him or herself in revolt against God. The moment of inspiration overcomes psychic deformation. The … Continue reading →

by Brian C. Moore, Ph.D. “The Kingdom of God cannot be conceived moral­istically: it is on the other side of the distinction. It is the Fall that made moralists of us” (Berdyaev, Des­tiny of Man, p. 36). Ascesis is necessary … Continue reading →

by Brian C. Moore, Ph.D. “O nature, o nature. Why do you not deliver what you promised back then? Why do you deceive your children so?” (Giacomo Leopardi, “A Sylvia”; translation in Robert Pogue Harrison’s Juvenescence). Who does not know … Continue reading →

by Brian C. Moore, Ph.D. In The Meaning of Life, S. L. Frank tersely sketches our lot as darkly as Hobbes: “a narrow, boring, and banal existence tormented by need” (p. 2). Nikolai Berdyaev promptly names the condition and the … Continue reading →