Strangely, this quote is my blog’s most popular post: J.R.R. Tolkien on anarchism
The journey changes you
There are some qualities of Anthony Bourdain’s life and lifestyle you may not like. He was a great chef, a television “personality,” a crusader, a mentor. He was also a keen student of what it is to be human. He took his own life one year ago, on 8 June 2018. This quote, shared by …
Origin of the phrase, ‘In necessariis unitas’
Like me, you've probably heard some variation of the phrase, "In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity." It's a translation of the Latin phrase, "In necessariis unitas, in dubitas libertas, in omnibus caritas." Nineteenth-century church historian Philip Schaff calls it "the watchword of Christian peacemakers."(1) The phrase is often attributed to the theologian …
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Knowledge of the past
“Most of all, perhaps, we need intimate knowledge of the past. Not that the past has any magic about it, but because we cannot study the future, and yet need something to set against the present, to remind us that the basic assumptions have been quite different in different periods and that much which seems …
On Christian scholarship
“Of all scholarly communities, the Christian academy should be marked by the cooperative principle, with its connotations of charity, fellowship, and mutuality. But particularly as I read what we say on the Web and our readiness to ridicule others, I wonder how far our scholarly communities are realty distinguishable from the world’s. We want truthful, …
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