The study of ethics arises in relation to the reality of choice. As we make a choice, we are aware that there were other options and ask ourselves if we made the best choice. As we face future choices …
The First Amendment and Natural Religion
The United States was founded on natural religion. The grievances justifying independence rest on the claim that there are some things self-evident about God and human nature and from these come human …
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Natural Law and Philosophical Presuppositions
This chapter studies the role of general revelation in natural law theory. General revelation, what all persons can know about God and the good provides the foundation of natural law …
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Introduction: The Formula of the Declaration of Independence
They say they want the kingdom But they don’t want God in it. …
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Should we Read Aristotle?
A pastor friend sent me this question: Should Christians read Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics? My answer is: yes, read everything. Let me explain why. Aristotle points out something we can all …
How Aquinas Limits Natural Theology
I have found myself in debates with Thomists who are looking to retrieve aspects of his theology in the combat against open theists and those who make God changeable. When I have suggested that …
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