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Searching for Our Human Face: The Subversion of Pagan Sacrifice
by Brian C. Moore, Ph.D. In Martha Nussbaum’s The Fragility of Goodness and then in Love’s Knowledge, there is an attempt to limn the qualities of excellence and the nature of choice that confront human being. In the latter work, … Continue reading
Posted in Brian Moore
Tagged Calypso, Christianity, David Hart, Israel, Martha Nussbaum, Odysseus, paganism, sacrifice
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American gods, American idols
by John Stamps “My little children, guard yourselves from idols.” (1 John 5:21) The US is not and never has been secular. We are awash with gods. Gods and goddesses surround us. The whole universe is filled with deities. We … Continue reading
Posted in John Stamps
Tagged America, capitalism, Christianity, Eugene McCarraher, idolatry, Jesus Christ, natioinalism, secularism, social justice
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Purification by Atheism
by Olivier Clément I. Christianity against Freedom? Christianity first appeared as the affirmation of man’s liberty in the prison of a view of the universe in decay and seen no longer as the place of God’s revelation but as the … Continue reading
“I see no God up here”: Gagarin and the Invisible Gardener
After Yuri Gagarin’s famous flight into outer space, Nikita Khrushchev addressed a plenary session of the Central Committee and vigorously commended Communism’s campaign against religion: “Why are you clinging to God?” he asked. “Here Gagarin flew into space and didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophical Theology
Tagged Antony Flew, atheism, Christianity, David Hart, fairies, God, Henry Veatch, invisible gardener, Richard Dawkins
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Politics Won’t Save Us
by Fr Gregory Roy Jensen Much as we might wish it were otherwise, in the Church there are differences in the “political convictions among her episcopate, clergy and laity.” Such differences—and even sharp disagreements—are however legitimate. The only thing we … Continue reading
Do Muslims Believe in the Same God? What about Christians?
Shia, Sunni, Sufi—do Muslims believe in the same God, despite their theological differences? And if it can be argued on the basis of Islamic principles and reasoning that they do, perhaps that might shed some light on how Christians might approach the … Continue reading
Allah, Son, and Holy Spirit: The Apologetics of Oneness and Threeness
Thanks to the holidays, the internet debate about whether Christians and Muslims worship the “same” God and refer to the “same” divine reality by their use of “God” and “Allah,” respectively, has died down a bit; but the question is … Continue reading
Posted in Islam
Tagged Allah, Christianity, Denys Turner, God, Holy Trinity, Islam, Najib Awad
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