The paradox of Christianity, in relation to early religion, is that on one hand, it seems to assert the unconditional benevolence of God towards humans; there is none of the ambivalence of early Divinity in this respect; and yet it redefines our ends so as to take us beyond flourishing.
– Charles Taylor, A Secular Age [...]
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Charles Taylor on What Makes Christianity Unique
Posted in Catholicism, Charles Taylor, Ethics, Grace, Teleology on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Why I Love Tom Waits
Posted in Francis Schaeffer, Grace, Music, Tom Waits on July 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
There are a number of things I dig about Tom Waits’s music – his ability to tell a story, his love for the odd and the strange, his ability to switch between his dirty baritone and equally dirty falsetto, his eclectic use of pre-rock music like carnival, theatre and blues, his [...]
Dogmatism and Grace
Posted in Aaron Copland, Apologetics, Death Cab for Cutie, Grace, Music on July 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music in some living form will accompany and sustain it and give it expressive meaning” — Aaron Copland
From time to time this blog will degenerate in discussing music. Part of this is just that fact that I love music and want to talk about it. [...]
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