Addenda
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February 15, 2005 v Number 12
"Unless all that we take to be knowledge is illusion, we must hold that in thinking we are not reading rationality into an irrational universe but responding to a rationality with which the
universe has always been saturated."
--C. S. Lewis, "De Futilitate," in Christian ReflectionsNew on our desks
Islam and Redemptive History
Most discussions about Islam and Christianity since 9/11 have been conducted as exercises in comparative ethics: here's what Christianity teaches (and how Christians have behaved) and here's what Islam teaches (and how Muslims have behaved). But what if the Christian account of history and God's sovereignty is true: What does the magnificent reality of Islam mean? [Read more]
Prometheus's Yellow Light of Caution May Not Be Enough
In a recent paper, Gilbert Meilaender emphasizes the need for morally serious thinking about bioethics grounded in an understanding of human nature. Before one can wisely recommend implementation of bioethical practices, one ought to have a firm grasp on what it means to be human. [Read more]
Online Resource Updates: The Classics, George Orwell
We are constantly updating the contents of our Online Reference Materials, and from time to time we will let you know about recent additions.
In our Classics entry we have added a link to "The Necessity of the Classics" by Louise Cowan, which appears in the The Intercollegiate Review. Cowan argues that the classics "preserve the full range of human sensibility," train the imagination, and elicit "greatness of soul." In "The Classics in the slums" Jonathan Rose contradicts those in the academy who claim, as if it were a self-evident truth, that (to quote the article) "classic literature was always irrelevant to underprivileged people who were not classically educated" and "that Homer, Dante, and Shakespeare do not figure significantly in the personal economies of [underprivileged] people, do not perform individual or social functions that gratify their interests, do not have value for them" This article appears in The City Journal.
Our Orwell, George entry now includes a link to "Orwell for Christians" by Paul Griffiths, and published in First Things. In addition to explaining that Orwell's prose demonstrates the consequences of affirming that there is a describable, natural order to the world, Griffith writes: "The virtue [Christians] can learn from Orwell is to see the power of language to depict and of thought to grasp the meaning of what is depicted, and to strive to use language in such a way that it more fully realizes that power."
If you come across an article available online that you think would be valuable to include in our online bibliography, please let us know.
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