Hitchens vs Hitchens | the Daily Mail
Christopher Hitchens is the author of the latest atheist salvo called “God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything.” I have not read it, so I am certainly not qualified to comment on it. All I can say is that Christians seem to be saying that it is of a […]
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From Pope John Paul II’s Fides et Ratio, § 31-32:
…there are in the life of a human being many more truths which are simply believed than truths which are acquired by way of personal verification. Who, for instance, could assess critically the countless scientific findings upon which modern life is based? Who could personally examine the […]
So, if you haven’t gathered by my recent quotes and by the books in my sidebar, I’m heavily researching the integration of faith and learning. Since end-of-term crunch time does not leave me much time for posting, I will instead subject you all to quotes I find interesting. The following quote is from Arthur F. […]
I had to write a number of reflections on history readings this term, where I would basically write about what thoughts and feelings were provoked in me as I read about Medieval European History. When I read about Descartes and his method of radical doubt, I realized that his method is still fundamental to all […]
Today we had the unexpected honor of having Brian McLaren come to SSU and do a chapel. He gave a short talk about what he’s thinking about and encouraging us to embrace our different calls to serve God in the world. Then we had a lengthy discussion time with some really thought provoking stuff.
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I just finished reading some mind-numbngly boring crap for New Testament Theology class, so when I opened my “Christian Religious Education” text for Philosophy of Education class, I was refreshed to read some interesting, thought-provoking and relevant stuff.
The author, Thomas Groome, is talking about faith as having three dimensions: believing, trusting and doing. After talking about […]
