Can the constant confrontation with our failures and deficiencies produce a culture that is generous and forgiving? Can it be concerned with those who feel not just left behind, as many in America do, but left out, as so many Ukrainians were for so long? The answer to that, if there is an answer to […]
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The question comes in various forms. More often: “Aren’t all religions the same?” Don’t all roads lead eventually to the same place?” This is not just an academic question. When a loved one is dying, you want to know. When you are facing your own death, you want to know. What is required to assure […]
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How many __ does it take to change a light bulb? How many Episcopalians does it take to change a light bulb? 10. One to actually change the bulb and 9 to say how much they like the old one. How many Catholics does it take to change a lightbulb? None. They always use candles […]
Why did science blossom when and where it did? And what does this say about the role of faith in science? Ian Hutchinson, professor of nuclear science and engineering at MIT, addresses this question at The Veritas Forum at MIT. They are actually compatible. In fact, it was a Christian culture of the West that […]
Louise Antony argues that we can in “Good Minus God” Op-Ed Opinion in NYT, http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/good-minus-god/ Louise M. Antony teaches philosophy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. “Why do so many people dislike atheists? I gather that many people believe that atheism implies nihilism — that rejecting God means rejecting morality. Atheism does not entail that […]