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Of Secular and Sacred Wisdom: Socrates
Part III. “What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?” Juxtaposing the ancient wisdom of the Athenian gadfly to Jerusalem’s philosopher king.
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Of Secular and Sacred Wisdom: Solomon
Part II. “What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?” Juxtaposing the ancient wisdom of the Athenian gadfly to Jerusalem’s philosopher king.
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Of Secular and Sacred Wisdom
Part I. "What has Athens to do with Jerusalem, the Church with the Academy, the Christian with the heretic?" A sanctifying bridge between theology and…
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Why Do You Believe?
The epistemological problem with Scriptural belief ascending to sacred knowledge and how denominations inadvertently stimulate a pattern of…
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Discussion: The Separation of Church and State?
If the line between secularism and religion is truly blurry, where does the separation of Church and State begin? Or rather, how should we understand…
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(Mis)Understanding Religion –– Part 3
Where do we go from here? Breaking out of naturalism's box to reconstruct the meaning of religion and some final thoughts.
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(Mis)Understanding Religion –– Part 2
Is secularism a religion? Ten reasons why religion (and secularism) is not what you think it is.
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(Mis)Understanding Religion –– Part 1
Is everyone religious? Examining the modern misconception of religious neutrality and its pretensions in secular culture and scholarship.
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Tearing Up the Social Contract
The social contract fails to provide strong moral obligations and stifles equality, justice, and freedom.
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