Okay, so it’s time for a few definitions about what some of us have been discussing. Feel free to join in. Socrates once said, “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.” The more people involved, the easier it is to pass the fire.
SO: Let’s start with easy ones.
Deism: John Hick says that dei [...]
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Definitions: Deism
Okay, so it’s time for a few definitions about what some of us have been discussing. Feel free to join in. Socrates once said, “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.” The more people involved, the easier it is to pass the fire.
SO: Let’s start with easy ones.
Deism: John Hick says that dei [...]
A Bibliography
Here’s an incomplete reading list on the Problem of Evil. These were just the books I thought to grab on the way out the door this morning, so I will be updating it later. (I already know I forgot the book I’m working through right now The Doors of the Sea: Where was God in the Tsunami by Hart, a gift from Aunt Pat!) Anyway, here [...]
The Power of a Question
Wisdom comes often in small packages, and words are often small packages of meaning waiting to be opened. This is the beauty of poetry; it is a gift that I do not have. To capture meaning in the smallest of packages. To express that meaning in a single word. In this, I am lost as a writer. I am in awe of those who can write poetry. For me, it [...]
Wow, it’s been a while . . .
Okay, so I suck as a blogger. (Of course 60 hour work weeks in the spring semester and 5 classes in the 10 week summer semester had nothing to do with it, I’m sure.)
Anyway, if there’s still anyone listening, it’s my intention to do better. Of course, I hear that intentions are good paving material.
So much to talk about, so [...]
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