Today I gave a presentation on The Death of Ivan Ilych and the poems of Hopkins. I will be posting the audio and video soon. What we see from Tolstoy, through Ivan, is this: if we cannot …
New Book: Retrieving Knowledge
My friend, Dr. Kelly Burton, has a new book out that can be found here. In this book she looks at the idea of knowledge in early Greek philosophy and its connection to the logos. Contemporary …
Some Things Are Clear
In my 2008 book "The Clarity of God's Existence" I wrote about the principle of clarity. In that work the principle of clarity states that if the failure to know God (unbelief) is without excuse, …
Discussion: God and nothing
I remember hearing an interview that ran along these lines. One person had just written a book about how the universe can come from nothing (which turns out to mean quantum foam). This highlights …
God and Truth VI Talk Overview
This is an outline of my talk from the God and Truth VI panel: I would like to argue three things. First, a common false dichotomy; second, the meaning of meaning; third, meaning and reason. First, …
God and Truth VI
Join us on Tuesday, Oct 23, for God and Truth VI. This year we will discuss how to find meaning. Can nihilism be avoided if we deny that there is anything clear? …