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Keith E. BuhlerPhilosophyLiberal Arts

On "The Beauty of the World"

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

Keith E. BuhlerPhilosophyLiberal ArtsDevotionalTheology and Practice

VI. Towards Gratitude

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

Keith E. BuhlerPhilosophyLiberal ArtsDevotionalTheology and Practice

V. Dependence is the Only Psychological Fact

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

IV. Entitlement is the Only Sin

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

Matthew Lee AndersonCultureLiberal ArtsMusic Reviews

Worse than Asparagus: Charlie Lehardy on Jazz

Charlie Lehardy thinks jazz is (gasp!) worse than asparagus: Jazz may be worse than asparagus. As a musician, I have great respect for the virtuosity of jazz artists, most of

Keith E. BuhlerPhilosophyLiberal ArtsDevotionalTheology and Practice

II. Appropriate Emotions

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

Keith E. BuhlerPhilosophyLiberal Arts

Is Beauty Objective?

If you are like most people alive today, you believe 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder.' This is exactly what I was taught and grew up

Elliot RavenwoodHistoryLiberal Arts

500 Years of Women in Art -- in 3 Minutes

A lovely video slide-show has shown up on YouTube which runs through 500 years worth of paintings depicting feminine beauty. The viewing experience is quite mesmerizing, as the video&

Keith E. BuhlerAnthropologyPhilosophyembodimentLiberal ArtsTheology and Practice

Responsibility

A friend of mine once remarked that a certain paster at the Anaheim Vineyard is a very "responsible" man. I agreed, and thought nothing of it at the

Keith E. BuhlerPhilosophyLiberal Arts

Pensées

Have you ever read Pascal's "Pensées"? (French for "Thoughts") It is a delightful, interesting, and often challenging panoply of little thoughts, aphorisms, maxims, questions,

Matthew Lee AndersonEthicsAnthropologyembodimentLiberal ArtsTheology and Practice

Interesting Reading for the Weekend

I know it's Easter today and I have a ton of Easter thoughts. However, as I was perusing the blogs tonight I found some very interesting reading. For

Matthew Lee AndersonAnthropologyembodimentLiberal ArtsTheology and Practice

What we Believe but cannot Prove

I found it from my brother, but only because I checked his site before A&L Daily. The Edge has released answers by predominantly scientific thinkers to their question,