I never cease to be amazed at people’s inventiveness with what to “give up” for Lent. Merold Westphal, distinguished professor of philosophy at Fordham University, advocates trying (rather than giving up) something a little more unusual for Lent: atheism.
Before you run for the tar and feathers, what Westphal is really getting at is that the critiques […]
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This thought springs from my observation of music, but I think that it has broader application to both the broader creative world and culture more generally, so I’ll state it in generic terms.
It seems that sadness, angst, anger and melancholy — in short, negative emotions — are somehow considered to be much more honest (and don’t forget that buzz word […]
The Gospel of Freedom, or Another Gospel?: Augustinian Reflections on American Foreign Policy – by James K.A. Smith
Go read something by someone smarter than me, if you’re into thinking about empire, competing conceptions of freedom and theologically-based political critique. It’s long, but worthwhile.
From 9-11 to Columbine; from Virginia Tech to inner cities: we live in a culture haunted by fear. I am instantly critical of this climate, particularly how it subtly—and overtly—defines our decisions on personal, communal and institutional levels. As a Christian, I believe that fear of harm and death is somehow relativized by the Gospel […]
