Here is another point about the issue of government bans on Church worship services that in my two previous posts I have taken for granted but which I evidently need to make explicit. Do these bans really accomplish much given … Continued
In his powerful plea to keep churches open during the Coronavirus pandemic, First Things editor R. R. Reno declared that “the massive shutdown of just about everything reflects the spirit of our age, which regards the prospect of death as … Continued
During the Covid-19 pandemic many state governments across the country have banned church worship services. Some states have prohibited religious services altogether, while others have placed severe restrictions on the number of people who may gather to worship. While the … Continued
During these days of division and discord one often hears admonitions that Christians be “winsome” in their speaking, writing, and interaction with others. For example, look here, here, and here. In some cases I have heard fellow Christians advocate for … Continued
In the final years of his life, Dietrich Bonhoeffer worked on a book on ethics and was never completed, though he made substantial progress on it. It was eventually published posthumously. In his Ethics, Bonhoeffer discusses the question, what is … Continued
Every so often there appears a book which provides such an insightful cultural diagnostic that you wish everyone would read it. For me, Nancy Pearcey’s Love Thy Body (Baker, 2018) is one such book. Pearcey’s thesis is that numerous problematic … Continued
In his August 21 Chicago Tribune column Steve Rosenbloom calls into question the “character” of new Chicago Cubs player Daniel Murphy simply because Murphy has declared his disagreement with the homosexual lifestyle of former player Billy Bean. Rosenbloom never bothers … Continued
Our culture treats sex like its oxygen or food—as if it were something one needs to survive. In fact, sex isn’t necessary for survival, nor is it even necessary for the good life. Even the philosophical father of hedonism, Epicurus, … Continued
This past weekend I gave a presentation at the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics in Chicago. My presentation was entitled “Civil Public Discourse and the Virtue of Open-mindedness.” Here I will summarize the content of my talk. Today … Continued
Two new publications of mine deal with issues related to sexual ethics. One of these is an article entitled “Great Cloud of Moral Witness,” just published in Touchstone magazine. In the article I develop an historical argument for the traditional … Continued