Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Palamas on the "eminently personal" "causality [(i.e. monarchy)] of the Father in God"

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"When God was conversing with Moses, He did not say, 'I am the essence', but 'I am the One Who is.'  Thus it is not the...
Monday, March 5, 2018

"A mugger does not lie in wait for armed men but for the defenseless."

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"A mugger does not lie in wait for armed men but for the defenseless.  He who understands that the strong will despise him or the power...
Saturday, March 3, 2018

A cautionary tale

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32  They angered him at the waters of Mer′ibah [( מְרִיבָ֑ה )],      and it went ill with Moses on their account; 33  for they made his spi...
Friday, March 2, 2018

"Allowances are made for sociologists."

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Department of Economics, Johns Hopkins University      "Things wouldn't be so bad if the sacred project of American sociology w...

"the gift of Christian faith"

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"all of us enter upon philosophical argument bringing with us our pre-philosophical convictions and biases.  What faith enables us to r...
Thursday, March 1, 2018

Restorer of innocence

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O God, restorer and lover of innocence, direct to yourself the hearts of your servants, that, seized by the fervor of your Spirit, they may ...
Monday, February 26, 2018

"'What's wrong with the workers of the world uniting?'"

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Václav Havel Library      "The greengrocer had to put the slogan in his window, therefore, not in the hope that someone might read ...