Where Religion Begins
If I were asked today why I am religious, I would have to begin somewhere, and I would begin where religion begins. Religion begins (and ends) with love. By love I mean the unconditional,...
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Pacifism: Its Moral Value and Insufficiency
As an action aimed at social betterment, pacifism–the refusal to return violence with violence–almost always fails miserably. In his essay “Non-violent Man and History,” philosopher Paul Ricoeur, himself a pacifist, shined a light on...
Postmodern Religiosity
A mighty host of my coreligionists, ever on guard against looming criticisms threats to their faith, have for many years taken arms against academia’s latest culture-deteriorating enemies of truth: the postmodernists and deconstructionists. To...
A Child, a Death, and a Memory
Not quite a few years ago, in a room as dark as the night sky, my wife and I held our newborn daughter close to our hearts as her heartbeat slowed and she breathed...
