Our English term, 'resentment', says simply that when we envy we might be motivated to take revenge. When we turn to the French, 'ressentiment', it gets more complicated. We re-feel a past injustice in such a way that it incites mob spirit. With this term,' we add nuances, connotations, political ideology, scapegoating, and perhaps violence. But, we ask: might there exist a dimension of ressentiment within compassion, where we re-feel what victims of injustice felt? Read more
What is public theology? Public theology is conceived in the church, critically honed in the academy, and offered to the wider culture for the sake of the global common good. Read more
Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus, steals precious Christian symbols to scapegoat the people of Ukraine and to justify Russia's war. Read more
Christian vegetarianism protects animals first. Insofar as no-kill cultivated meat protects animals and weans the human diet away from meat, it is good. Read more
We imagine a world where the vast majority of meat is cultivated, and only a small portion animal-sourced. It would be a far more urban, anthropocentric, and industrialized world than we now live in. Intense intergovernmental cooperation would be required to actually feed the hungry—and it’s not clear to me that the political will to do so is widespread enough. But there’s always hope…. Read more
In "The Call of the Wild," a San Francisco dog, Buck, goes to Alaska and becomes a wolf. In "White Fang," an Alaska wolf, moves to San Francisco and becomes a dog. In "The Sea Wolf," the primeval wolf emerges in a ship captain, Wolf Larsen. At any moment, the primordial wolf could erupt and turn civilization into vicious barbarity. Read more
Interpreting Jack London's Wolf Troika is combined with introducing the Leona Foxx Suspense Thriller series. Read more
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What happens when we sin? We draw a line between good and evil. Then, we place ourselves on the good side of the line. On the other side we place the scapegoat. In some cases, we make even God the scapegoat. It's all a lie. God's grace tries to penetrate our lies. This is self-justification at work. Read more
Here is my ethical advice. If sinful action is unavoidable, be honest and follow the best path your judgment can set out. Make moral decisions carefully but courageously! Read more
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