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By Matthew Lee Anderson

Drunk Tears on a Barren Sea: Augustinian Reflections on Desire

November 6th, 2023|20 min read

By Christopher Myers

Reverence

March 22nd, 2023|7 min read

By James Walden

Deconstruction and a Theology of the Cross

July 13th, 2022|26 min read

By Tex

The (Economic?) Case for Babies

June 28th, 2010|3 min read

By Matthew Lee Anderson

A Letter to a Former Student, on the Occasion of a Difficult Day

April 22nd, 2010|6 min read

By Tex

Fear and Greatness: Why American Citizens Should Worry That the Terror of Terrorism Has Such Little Effect on the Behaviors and Beliefs of Men

March 10th, 2010|3 min read

By Tex

Old and Relevant: Leviathan

March 3rd, 2010|4 min read

By Gary Hartenburg

Thomas Says: A Recap on Killing

March 2nd, 2010|3 min read

By Gary Hartenburg

Thomas Says: What Happens if, Whoops, I Killed You?

February 23rd, 2010|2 min read

By Tex

Old and Relevant: Plato's Anthropological Principle

February 17th, 2010|2 min read

By Tex

Old and Relevant: Augustine's City of God

February 3rd, 2010|3 min read

By Gary Hartenburg

Thomas Says: Why You Can (And Should) Kill in Self-Defense, Part 2

January 19th, 2010|4 min read

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By Gary Hartenburg

Thomas Says: Why You Can (And Should) Kill in Self-Defense, Part 1

January 12th, 2010|5 min read

By Gary Hartenburg

Thomas Says: Why We Shouldn’t Kill Each Other (And Why Sometimes We Should)

January 7th, 2010|2 min read

By Matthew Lee Anderson

Robert George, Natural Law, and the New York Times

January 1st, 2010|3 min read

By Gary Hartenburg

Thomas Says: Thanksgiving Edition

November 26th, 2009|2 min read

By Gary Hartenburg

Thomas Says: It’s Wrong to Kill Yourself

November 6th, 2009|3 min read

By Gary Hartenburg

Thomas Says: Clerics Cannot Kill Sinners (This Means You, Too, Protestant Pastors)

October 30th, 2009|3 min read

By Gary Hartenburg

Thomas Says: Why You (Most Likely) Can’t Kill a Sinner

October 23rd, 2009|3 min read

By Gary Hartenburg

Thomas Says: Killing Sinners

September 9th, 2009|3 min read