Justice, Faith, And Moderation In The Song Of Roland.
A good portion of The Song of Roland is devoted to describing the brutal, awful destruction of the human body. This violence is bookended by court scenes— the first are set in the Muslim stronghold of Saragossa and the last are set at the trial of Ganelon in Aix, Charles’ capital. Given the reputation of …
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Thou Changest Not: Stoics For Christ
Should we be raising Stoics? Does Stoicism have anything to offer a Christian who wants to live a full, emotionally mature life? When St. Paul argues with the Stoics on Mars Hill, should we understand him to be entirely dismissive of the Stoic demeanor? I would like to offer a Christian interpretation (but also a …
Life Of Moses & What “Really Happened”
With Exodus: Gods and Kings to be released shortly, we may expect a deluge of Christian commentary on whether the makers of the film were true to the Biblical text. In the last two hundred years, the Enlightenment and German higher critics have been frequently blamed for a loss in Christian confidence that the Scriptures …
Why Johnny Cannot Grieve: Honoring The Lamenting Student
In John 11, Jesus learns that Lazarus is sick, though He does not come to attend to his friend until Lazarus has been dead four days. After witnessing how distraught Lazarus’ sisters were at his death, Jesus is lead to the place where Lazarus is entombed and “Jesus wept,” and after He wept, He raised …
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Losing The Argument Against Euthanasia
How suicide has quite reasonably supplanted virtue, and what we can do about it.
Whoever Has Doubted Little Believes Little.
“…doubt is still the lure that speeds us toward the height from crest to crest.”