July 3, 2016July 3, 2016

On Nietzschean irrationalism in bureaucratic society: from “After Virtue” by Alasdair MacIntyre

Reading Alasdair MacIntyre’s “After Virtue” – about two thirds of the way through. Whatever the virtues of the central arguments, there are an awful lot of thought-provoking quotes some of…

June 10, 2016

From “Misreading Scripture With Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible” by E Randolph Richards and Brandon J O’Brien

In scripture, the godly life is portrayed as a lifelong work, not a list of don’ts. The active pursuit of virtue, particularly through the discipline practice of godly habits, is…