ReTweets?
Does this make you think of anything you have seen on Twitter recently? (click button in bottom right corner to turn on volume)
View ArticleImprobable? Unbelievable?
Over the last few days I have repeatedly heard a common refrain from people in regard to very different circumstances. From a prominent philosopher and a well-meaning theologian we hear that the...
View ArticleSpring Textbooks
These are the textbooks I am using this Spring in classes I am teaching in The College at Southwestern. HIS 1213 : Western Civilization II The Penguin Atlas of World History: Volume 2: From the French...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Justice – select quotes
Justice is an unassailable fortress, built on the brow of a mountain which cannot be overthrown by the violence of torrents, nor demolished by the force of armies. ~ Joseph Addison Justice turns the...
View ArticleWhy I Usually Followback on Twitter
I received an email from a friend wanting to know why I was following a particular person on Twitter. His question was simply “Seriously?” It wasn’t the first time I have received such questions /...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Resolutions
Since I can’t improve on the resolutions of Jonathan Edwards, I appropriate them for my own as I enter the new year. * * * * * The Resolutions of Jonathan Edwards Being Sensible that I am unable to do...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jesus Died In Texas
My daughter was four years old and being put to bed by my wife. My little princess began her regular nightly practice of asking theological questions. My son did this when he was her age, because he...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Discussion Questions –– The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Cantos I-IX
What was your reading experience like? Did you enjoy it, or suffer through it? To whom could you recommend this book? What factors might result in this text being difficult for some people to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Who Was Jesus Of Nazareth? – select quotes
The most important questions that will ever be asked in this world are those regarding the identity of Jesus of Nazareth. Who was he? What was his mission? Why did he die? Was he resurrected? Jesus,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Going in Circles?
“Apparently, there is a certain type of ant that, when it is lost, is programmed to follow the ant in front. Now normally that’s a smart thing to do, because somewhere out there, there’s a furry...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Writers on Writing – select quotes
If you can’t annoy somebody, there is little point in writing. ~ Kingsley Amis Easy reading is damn hard writing. But if it’s right, it’s easy. It’s the other way round, too. If it’s slovenly written,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Homosexuality, Abortion, and Living Amongst Stepford Wives
by Susan Stilley For years, cultural critics have drawn parallels between our society and that of the dystopian novels, 1984, by George Orwell (1949) and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (1932). Both...
View ArticleAlheimer’s Disease – Pain and Loss
My father passed away several years ago after years of progressive mental and physical loss due to Alzheimer’s disease. So, when I read the following lines in Ian McEwan’s book “Saturday” they struck a...
View ArticleKevin Stilley on For Christ and Culture Radio
I am a frequent contributor to the For Christ and Culture radio program hosted by Barry Creamer daily on KCBI radio FM 90.9. Here are links to some of the shows on which I have appeared. Daisy, Kevin,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Maya Angelou – select quotes
Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him. Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Audacity and Boldness – select quotes
De l’audace, encore de l’audace, et toujours de l’audace! [Audacity, audacity again, and audacity always.] ~ Georges Danton, to the French Legislative Assembly on September 2, 1792 We must not be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.
Clik here to view.
Clik here to view.
Early Western Civilization Final Exam
The following is a final exam that I gave to my Early Western Civilization students back in 2007. How would you have performed on it? — – – – – – – Final Exam – Early Western Philosophy Match the...
View Article
