Much of our civilization--our ways of thinking, our art, our literature, our political order--has been built on that of the ancient Greeks. But, as Philip Jenkins points out, most of Greek writing has been lost. Why and why did some texts survive? What are the prospects for our civilization?
Another assassination attempt against the president. Preventing fellow-citizens from being represented. And UK outlaws tobacco forever for anyone born after 2008.
Some people are claiming that AI will free us from the drudgery that constitutes much of our work today, enabling us to spend our time with the more fulfilling parts of work. Anne Hendershott argues that the "drudgery" is where the true dignity of work can be found.
Paul Thompson points out that "Jesus’s 'church' combined a Zealot committed to the overthrow of Roman rule of Palestine, and a tax collector who colluded with the Roman rulers for his own benefit." The right kind and the wrong kind of diversity in the church.
Why do liberal theologies, designed to appeal to the "modern mind," gain so little traction with people who have modern minds? Historian Philip Jenkins gives us some clues in his discussion of a novel published in 1890 by the suffragist and freethinker Helen H. Gardener.
[FREE POST] My review of Timothy Goeglein's new book "What Really Matters," in which I discuss what Christian conservatives used to emphasize but don't so much anymore, as well as a completely counter-intuitive phenomenon about conservatives and progressives. Read more
Evidence young men really are returning to church. Why public school boards are so liberal. And the AI that can hack into everything and bring down the financial system.
Just in case you didn't notice, we just flew to the moon! After over 50 years, American have returned to the moon. The magnitude of that accomplishment and what it means.
President Trump put up a meme on social media depicting himself as Jesus. The Bible describes dire consequences even for secular rulers who glorify themselves over God. But there is a temptation to turn earthly rulers into Messianic figures. Discuss.
OpenAI has put out a proposal for an "Industrial Policy"--an alliance between government and the AI industry--designed to create a new economic and political order.
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