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Elliot RavenwoodembodimentAnthropology

In Defense of Puck - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

You’re late for work, but you can’t find your car keys. You walk down the street and suddenly trip over nothing. You turn to sit in your chair, only to fall flat on your bum. Your printer jams minutes before […]

Matthew Lee AndersonAnthropologyembodimentTheology and Practice

"What's the Mind Got to Do with It?": Love, Reason, and Emotion in Jonathan Edwards

"What's the Mind Got to Do with It?": Love, Reason, and Emotion in Jonathan Edwards

Matthew Lee AndersonembodimentAnthropology

The Divine Light: Augustine's De Magistro and Edwards's A Divine and Supernatural Light - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

In the last couple of days I have read Augustine’s De Magistro or The Teacher, which concerns the nature of true learning. To give a clumsy paraphrase of the subtle dialogue with his son, Adeodatus, he argues that learning (all […]

Keith E. BuhlerPoliticsembodimentAnthropology

Observations and Questions Regarding "Munich" - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Steven Speilburg didn’t win the Oscar for Best Picture of the Year with his wonderful film, Munich, but this latest in his series of tragedies is assuredly a personal best.For those who have not seen it, I give it a […]

Matthew Lee AndersonembodimentAnthropology

Why Are We So Busy? (Suspicions of Big Business III) - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Lately, I’ve blogged about big business and some potential problems including the way people misplace their desire for fulfillment into corporate success and the cultural problems caused by large organizations. Now, I want to focus on the overwhelming busyness of […]

Matthew Lee AndersonAnthropologyembodimentTheology and Practice

Thoughts on Willard's Renovation of the Heart: The Tyranny of Emotions in Modernity

Thoughts on Willard's Renovation of the Heart: The Tyranny of Emotions in Modernity

Keith E. BuhlerAnthropologyPhilosophyembodimentLiberal ArtsTheology and Practice

Responsibility

Responsibility

TexembodimentAnthropology

A Diet Craze and the Christian's Soul - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Diets.  Self-help books.  Gym memberships.  Book lists.  Vitamins.  Miracle pills.  To modify an aphorism: “The road to depression (as well as bankruptcy and guilt) is paved with good intentions.  We’ve all been subjected to the litany of horrible infomercials, the […]

TexembodimentAnthropology

Except by Prayer and Fasting - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said,’Why could we not cast him out?’  And Jesus said unto them, ‘Because of your unbelief…howbeit this kind goeth not out except by prayer and fasting.” Matthew 17:19–21 The thirteenth lesson in […]

Keith E. BuhlerAnthropologyDemographicsembodimentSocial TrendsTheology and PracticeSociety

quotations on wealth - Intelligent views on money from Jesus, Jeff Buckley, The Beatles, Plato, Dante Alighieri, Boethius, Aristotle, & Lucan

quotations on wealth - Intelligent views on money from Jesus, Jeff Buckley, The Beatles, Plato, Dante Alighieri, Boethius, Aristotle, & Lucan

Andrew SelbyAnthropologyembodimentTheology and Practice

Spiritual Disciplines - Part 2

Spiritual Disciplines - Part 2

Matthew Lee AndersonembodimentAnthropology

Hart on the Soul - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Eastern Orthodox theologian David Hart on the Christian view of the soul: This is not to deny that, for Christian tradition, the soul transcends and survives the earthly life of the body. It is only to say that the soul, […]