Why a Christian Anthropology Makes a Difference
It is simply impossible to agree on ethics, on how to act, on what is good and what is not, if you disagree about metaphysics or anthropology. And since ethics is unavoidable, so is anthropology.
We're all becoming Platonists now
One of the most fundamental divides in the history of philosophy is that between a more Platonic approach and a more Aristotelian approach.
Some Thoughts on Words and Their Meanings
Martin Luther liked to say, "Don't lie when you pray."
Wise as Pigeons, Harmless as Snakes
It is a part of the destiny of man, wrote Malcolm Muggeridge, "to pursue both power and love, knowing them to be incompatible...
People of the Lie
O God, in your mercy, deliver your people from another column about politics.
The Temptations of Power
In 1977, the French essayist, Jean-François Revel, published a tract with the title "The Totalitarian Temptation."
On critics and bullies
There is an astonishing amount of bullying going on right now — in academia and elsewhere.
Ladies and Gentlemen
It may not be long before "Ladies and Gentlemen" ceases to start a speech, as the result of blurring the distinction between man and gentleman, and woman and lady.
The Old Myth and the New
Thomas Howard explains in clear and beautiful prose the way materialism robs us of beauty, depth, and truth. With laser precision and lyrical ponderings he takes us through the dismal reductionist view of the world to the shimmering significance of the world as sign and sacrament.