Justice without God?

In Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis offers one philosophical explanation for the existence of God:

In the very act of trying to prove that God did not exist—in ...

Prayer Better Than Philosophy

The Christian on his knees sees more than the philosopher on tiptoe.

The Mind Matters

We cannot measure spiritual force by rules of philosophy or definitions of theology any more than by a carpenter's rule or chemist's scales. It ...

Final Exam

Legend has it that a certain college philosophy prof asked one question on his final exam. He picked up a chair, put it on his desk, and wrote on the ...

If Jesus Christ Were Here Today

If Jesus Christ were to come today, people would not even crucify him. They would ask him to dinner, and hear what he had to say, and make fun of it.

Original Thinking?

Original thinking is seldom original.

Dangers of Imagination

A fertile spiritual imagination is just as good at growing weeds as a crop.

Our Circuitous World View

The production of art and entertainment for commercial reasons is an old story; what may be new is the elevation of this practice into a principle, and ...

Finding Meaning in Life

People are as interested as ever in finding meaning for their lives.

Why Thomas Aquinas Stopped Writing

Thomas Aquinas, a medieval theologian, created one of the greatest intellectual achievements of Western civilization in his Summa Theologica. It's ...