My Secularism, Unraveling
My stance on secularism has just recently evolved. I explain how on the front page.
Category: Hermeneutics
Does Ayn Rand’s Influence on Paul Ryan Matter?
Following the leader, supporters of newly minted Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan have been downplaying the influence of Ayn Rand upon his political life and thought, but Ryan’s enthusiasm is too well documented for...
An Evangelical Who Needs Postmodernism
We postmodernists get accused of making up truth, which is true in a sense, but also misleading. I can’t speak for all who don the name, but, as a card-carrying member of the club,...
A Rule for Charitable Interpretation
When attempting to ascertain the meaning of what someone has said, and the speaker’s grammar or syntax indicates a meaning that’s flat out absurd, it is charitable to assume that the speaker misspoke and...
Interpreting Faith, Suspiciously
Fellow gentleman Tod Kelly is seeking to learn how he might reconcile his lack of belief with his desire for belief, a journey for which I have much sympathy and fascination. For some time...
