Aristotle said there are three kinds of friendships: those based on utility, those based on pleasure, and those based on a shared commitment to the good—wisdom and other moral virtues. Most of our friendships fall into the first two categories. … Continued
This past week I was honored to be guest at the Army War College National Security Seminar in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The aim of the Army War College is “to educate and develop leaders for service at the strategic level while … Continued
Last year saw the publication of the two-volume Bloomsbury series on Idealism and Christianity, for which I was chief editor. My co-editors (Steve Cowan, Joshua Farris and Mark Hamilton) on the two volumes happily discovered that there is no shortage … Continued
One of my scholarly interests is flatulence. That’s right, farts. Well, to be precise, not farts simpliciter so much as the humor associated with passing gas. My latest piece pertaining to the subject, entitled “From the Sumerians to Shakespeare to … Continued
There has been quite a stir over last week’s revelation that Spokane, Washington NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal had lied about her race. Yesterday, Dolezal resigned from her post. Check out her Today Show interview this morning with Matt Lauer. What … Continued
Last week I attended the conference of the Biola Center for Christian Thought, which is the annual capstone event at the CCT. This year’s research theme was “Intellectual Virtue and Civil Discourse,” and the conference featured a number of noteworthy … Continued
Recently there has been a lot of controversy surrounding the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). This act declares, “a governmental entity may not substantially burden a person’s exercise of religion…[unless it] (1) is in furtherance of a compelling governmental … Continued
This past weekend the Taylor Ethics Bowl team, which I coach, won the Central States Regional championship. This is our students’ second regional championship in the last three years. And all three teams that we entered finished in the top … Continued
Four Americans, including a U.S. Ambassador, were killed over six weeks ago, yet we still have not been told the truth regarding the circumstances surrounding their deaths, no thanks to news media that seems willing to let the story fade. … Continued
In the field of psychology there has traditionally been an emphasis on psychological disorders—the various ways in which people malfunction in regards to their patterns of thought and behavior. That is, you might say that the standard approach in the … Continued