People today are not really relativists; rather, they are dogmatic, to the point of demonizing those who disagree with them. Today people determine truth not according to faith or reason, but according to what they feel. They then turn that feeling into an absolute! So says Robert George in his new book.
What do you miss? What do you recall that you value from your past, but which we don't have anymore? What do you feel nostalgia for?
As companies, apps, agencies, and even schools are proudly announcing that they are going AI, the general public is feeling revulsion against Artificial Intelligence. A personal experience.
[A Free Post] The online journal SIMUL was putting together an issue on C. S. Lewis from a Lutheran perspective and asked me to contribute. So I took that as an opportunity to write about how Lewis--although no Lutheran--was, in fact, instrumental in my becoming one. Read more
The Declaration of Independence, which we celebrated on the 4th of July, did more than separate the American colonies from Great Britain. It set forth a political theory, embodied in the new nation, that would become accepted and adopted around the world, though today it is being contested.
Requiring schools to teach fetal development. Quantum computing and the end of cybersecurity. And Democrats trying to decide whether to fix public schools or defend them.
This year we celebrate the 4th of July in a climate of controversy over patriotism. To help us think through what it means to love our country, I propose nine theses. . . .
What are some things you love about your country?
We cannot handle being bored, so we use our cell phones to fill every moment with stimulation. But, as Christine Rosen shows, we need boredom, daydreaming, and letting our minds wander for our mental health.
[A free post.] The Christian rapper and Lutheran convert Marcus "Flame" Gray has published a new book: "Because Jesus Taught It: Christianity Through the Eyes of the Church Fathers." Drawing on the early church, Lutheran theology, and his own spiritual history, he describes a sacramental faith that can energize contemporary Christianity and deepen the spiritual lives of contemporary Christians. Read more
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