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Ryan T. Anderson
Rob, you probably know Rahner better than I do, but I’m not sure Rahner would disagree with anything in that paragraph (or the document) you cite. Could you spell it out? When I took a course on Rahner with the eminent Lutheran theologian Robert Jenson, I got the impression that . . . . Continue Reading »
Last Wednesday, at Princeton University, vicious emails were sent to four students and a professor, threatening their lives because of their conservative political and religious views. The students¯all members of the Anscombe Society , the intellectual family-values organization on . . . . Continue Reading »
Reports are coming in that Francisco Nava has confessed to Princeton Township Police. Apparently he was behind the threats and the assault . More to . . . . Continue Reading »
Ross coins a term here . Mike Potemra coined a related word here . . . . . Continue Reading »
Today the Church celebrates the feast of St. John of the Cross, priest and Doctor of the Church. A Spanish Carmelite from the 16th century, he was a mysticand mystical theologianand a close collaborator of St. Teresa of Avila. Together they launched a reformed within the Carmelite order . . . . Continue Reading »
Anthony, while it’s true that Dawkins would rather wish you a “Happy Christmas” than a “Happy Holiday Season,” he’d really prefer to wish you a ” Happy Newton Day .” In this article Dawkins reflects on his childhood Christmas experiences, and then . . . . Continue Reading »
If you’ll be eating lunch at your desk today, you might enjoy watching one of these videos: A “Dan Rather Reports” feature on ” Church and State: Separation Anxieties ” includes an hour-long panel discussion with Judge Michael McConnell, Holly Hollman, Prof. Richard . . . . Continue Reading »
Maggie Gallagher has been making eloquent, sophisticated arguments proving simple (some would say self-evident) truths for years now: Marriage is good for spouses, children, and society at large; or, in her words, married people are happier, healthier, and better off financially. To Maggie’s . . . . Continue Reading »
In the December issue of First Things , Hadley Arkes reflected on the prospects of a Giuliani presidency . His article came under attack from David Frum in National Review . Readers may be interested in reading Arkes’ response here . . . . . Continue Reading »
A few weeks ago we all heard the announcement of a major scientific breakthrough that allowed scientists to create the equivalent of human embryonic stem cells (called induced pluripotent stem cells) but without using or destroying embryos. Joseph Bottum wrote about the implications here , and I . . . . Continue Reading »
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