G.K. Chesterton on his pre-conversion experience with Christianity: (please excuse the ellipses — Gilbert was a loquacious fellow)
“As I read and re-read all the non-Christian or anti-Christian accounts of the faith, from Huxley to Bradluagh, a slow and awful impression grew gradually but graphically upon my mind — the impression that Christianity must be [...]
Archive for the ‘Philosophy and Theology’ Category
It’s All Relative
Posted in Literary, Philosophy and Theology on 7 October 2009 | 1 Comment »
Man vs. God: Wall Street’s Take
Posted in Philosophy and Theology, tagged Darwinian evolution, Karen Armstrong, man vs. god, Richard Dawkins on 13 September 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In today’s Wall Street Journal “Weekend Journal” two articles were placed side by side, with the title “MAN vs. GOD” in large red print between them. Here’s the link.
Richard Dawkins on the left, speaking for atheistic Darwinist evolutionists, doesn’t say anything really new: “We know, as certainly as we know anything in science, that this [...]
“Apollo, the god of light, of reason, of proportion, harmony, number – Apollo blinds those who press too close in worship. Don’t look straight at the sun. Go into a dark bar for a bit and have a beer with Dionysios, every now and then.”
Posted in Literary, Philosophy and Theology, Poetry, tagged left hand of darkness, literary criticism, science fiction, ursula k. le guin on 20 August 2009 | 1 Comment »
So, I don’t normally like introductions, but this one is fantastic enough to read even if you don’t read the book.
Introduction to The Left Hand of Darkness (1976)
Ursula K. Le Guin
Science fiction is often described, and even defined, as extrapolative. The science fiction writer is supposed to take a trend or phenomenon of the [...]
Business as a Christian Calling
Posted in Business, Philosophy and Theology on 24 July 2009 | 1 Comment »
In 1994, Tony Campolo gave a speech at Biola’s Missions Conference which strongly attacked business as a valid vocation for Christians and criticized capitalism as “an anti-Christian value system.” While I won’t quote his speech at length, I fear his message encapsulated many Christians’ attitude towards business and the economy. Allow me to take his [...]
Is health care a right?
Posted in Business, Philosophy and Theology, Politics on 18 July 2009 | 1 Comment »
The other day at the gym, while everyone else was watching CNN’s tribute to Michael Jackson, I was watching C-SPAN. It was more interesting.
A Democrat and Republican were duking out the details of the new health care bill. As far as I can tell, the purpose of bill is to provide health care insurance to [...]
‘Til Death Do Us Part (addendum)
Posted in Philosophy and Theology, tagged divorce, marriage, Sandra Tsing Loh, The Atlantic on 17 July 2009 | 2 Comments »
I read an article this morning by Sandra Tsing Loh, wherein she discussed her recent divorce and cynicism regarding the whole institution of marriage. It’s definitely worth reading.
“And along the way, I’ve begun to wonder, what with all the abject and swallowed misery: Why do we still insist on marriage? Sure, it made sense [...]
‘Til Death (or Taxes) Do Us Part …
Posted in Overheard, Philosophy and Theology on 26 June 2009 | 2 Comments »
At the mid-point of my ride this morning I stopped for a cup of coffee at River’s End Cafe (in Seal Beach). I sat down next to an older man and a middle-aged woman who were deep in conversation. Lacking both books and newspaper, I couldn’t help but overhearing bits of their conversation.
It [...]
My freeways, how I love thee …
Posted in Personal, Philosophy and Theology, Travel on 26 June 2009 | 1 Comment »
All right, so here’s a confession. Anytime I use three or more freeways to get to a destination, I get a little high. I love the southern California freeway system (and not just because my dad is a traffic engineer and I grew up taking scenic Sunday drives to see new carpool to [...]
How do you know a mile?
Posted in Personal, Philosophy and Theology, Running, Travel on 25 June 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Several years ago, the day after returning from a semester studying abroad in Oxford, I found myself driving across Orange County to drop my younger sister off at a party. I say, ‘found myself,’ because it was a surreal experience. I drove through at least five cities on two major freeways and a [...]
an excerpt from Equivocation
Posted in Literary, Movies Music Media, Philosophy and Theology, Politics on 13 June 2009 | Leave a Comment »
SHAG (Shakespeare): I won’t write your lies.
CECIL: By the time you’re done, they won’t be lies. Here are the specifications of the dirt. The water. The wood. Anything else you need will be provided. There will have been a plot when you have written the history of it [...]
