What’s Wrong with Self-Help?
The Gospel Coalition recently published a video entitled, “Why Christians Should be Cautious about Self-Help Resources.”
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Christian ethics
Abortion, Marriage, & Contraception, with Abigail Favale
What is marriage? How should Christians think about contraception? Listen in with Abigail Favale on the Faith Colloquium podcast.
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Recovering the Virtue of Prudence
How should we go about making important decisions? Listen in with Sheb and Sam Varghese.
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Is “Virtue Ethics” Catholic?: A Response to Timothy Gordon and Taylor Marshall
Occasionally, I listen to Dr. Taylor Marshall and Timothy Gordon, two Catholic thinkers who have a show discussing current issues in culture and the Catholic church. They are both obviously very intelligent. I’ve learned from them, and I would like to think that I would get along quite well with both of them in person.
In a recent conversation between these two, as he was discussing his book, Catholic Republic, Tim Gordon said, “Virtue ethics is Catholic.”
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5 Things I Do Not Like about Protestant Evangelicalism
In the past, I’ve shared what I love about Evangelicalism.
And those still remain true about evangelicalism at its best. In this post, I want to explain what I don’t like about Protestant evangelical culture at its worst.
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Are All Sins Equal?
I sometimes hear many well meaning Christians say, “All sins are equal.”
But is it actually true?
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Richard Swinburne and the Society of Christian Philosophers
Something strange happened last week within the Society of Christian Philosophers. If you don’t know, the Society of Christian Philosophers is simply a formally organized group of philosophical scholars who identify as Christians. It is (as far as I know) the broadest and largest academic organized group of Christian philosophers. Like other academic groups, they come together throughout the year to present lectures, discuss ideas, and keep up with the latest news in Christian philosophical discussions. The group was founded in 1978 and some of its past presidents have included esteemed thinkers like Alvin Plantinga, Nicholas Wolterstorff, and Eleonore Stump. The current president of the SCP is Michael Rea who also teaches philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. Read More »Richard Swinburne and the Society of Christian Philosophers
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