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Keith E. BuhlerUncategorized
Fred Sanders at Scriptorium Daily discovers 'secret annagramistic messages' in our theological terms. After all, "You can’t spell 'calvinistic' without 'civil antics.'
Keith E. BuhlerPhilosophyLiberal Arts
This is a short essay on Jonathan Edwards essay The Beauty of the World, written this month by one of my high school students. I found it to be compelling
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Part I: Creation ex nihilo Part II: Scheduling & Research Part III: Writing a treatment is like writing a short story. It must be complete, interesting, detailed-but-not-too-
Keith E. BuhlerEducation
The Book Meme from Brant from a few weeks back is much appreciated, and Matt's list offers some unexpected books. I'll throw in my list for
Keith E. BuhlerPhilosophy
See my first two posts on beauty as introduction to the question: Is beauty objective? and attempting to define our goal in aesthetics. Here I shall endeavor a slightly different
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Roots of Self-Responsibility and Optimism "All is well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well." Julian of Norwich I have suggested
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Joy is the Only Psychological Fact "All day I think about it, then at night I say it: Where did I come from, and what am I supposed to
Keith E. BuhlerPhilosophyLiberal ArtsDevotionalTheology and Practice
Entitlement is the only sin. "Value the least gifts no less than the greatest, and simple graces as especial favours. If you remember the dignity of the Giver, no
Keith E. BuhlerDevotional
Gratitude Is the Spontaneous Emotion of Thanksgiving and Happiness in Response to Some Unmerited Good. When someone gives you a gift you did not expect and did not deserve, you ought (and most people do) feel a spontaneous sense of […]
Keith E. BuhlerPhilosophyLiberal ArtsDevotionalTheology and Practice
Appropriate Emotions The first and foremost fact we must acquaint ourselves with is that certain emotions are appropriate given a stimulus and certain others are not. See CS Lewis for
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What I am going to say may sound like exaggeration. It is. But it is hyperbolic speech for hyperbolic reality. I exaggerate about grand things for to speak softly would
Keith E. Buhler
4 things we have to explain: 1. The diversity of tastes and preferences in beauty. For example, modern vs. classical painting, ballet vs. modern dance, avant garde french drama vs. 50’s musical films, etc. 2. The universality of tastes and […]