Suffering and Death (Question of God...
The lesson last week was entitled The Human Condition and the lecture material and DVD discussion focused on the so-called Problem of Evil. This week...Read More
Arts & Essays: Spirituality & Faith
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Written By: Rich HannonApril 24, 2010The Human Condition (Question of God -...
The DVD conversation in this session (and the next) addresses a topic known generally as The Problem of Evil (POE). In this essay I want to first...
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Written By: Rich HannonApril 18, 2010Love Thy Neighbor (Question of God -...
In this session we turn to what last week I labeled ‘right-based’ (duty-driven) ethics. Dr. Nicholi begins the DVD conversation by, in effect, asking...
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Written By: Rich HannonApril 11, 2010The Moral Law - Part B (Question of God...
In the previous session we began what will be several classes devoted to ethics. I argued last time (I’m sure controversially for many) that a...
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Written By: Rich HannonApril 04, 2010The Moral Law - Part A (Question of God...
With this session we begin three weeks that focus on Ethics. The main focus this week is to examine Divine Command Theory.
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Written By: Rich HannonMarch 28, 2010Miracles (The Question of God - Alt. S....
One should expect any non-deistic God to have some active involvement in His creation, not just winding up a universe-clock then heading off on a...
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Written By: Rich HannonMarch 21, 2010Why Believe? (The Question of God - Alt...
People believe in God for many reasons and via many different routes. Frequently a person’s lifelong belief equates to the old maxim ‘the apple doesn...
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Written By: Rich HannonMarch 13, 2010The Exalted Father (The Question of God...
Freud, like Lewis, associated the spiritual worldview with the metaphor of a father. But this is always problematic. Even the best father figures are...
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Written By: Rich HannonMarch 07, 2010Science or Revelation (The Question of...
With this session we approach what could be one of the most contentious and impassible subjects to be tackled in a SS class. There is much heat...
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Written By: Rich HannonFebruary 28, 2010The Question of God (A Transcendent...
Is there really a universal human longing for transcendence? Augustine famously wrote “Thou hast made us for Thyself, O Lord, and our hearts are...
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