Ancient philosophical traditions on living well

Few questions have occupied human beings more persistently than the question of the nature and source of happiness.  Across the ancient world, philosophers, sages, and spiritual teachers sought to understand what constitutes a good life and how human beings might attain lasting fulfilment. Although these traditions emerged independently in Greece, Rome, China, India, and the …

Who invented theology?

Welcome to The Theology Whisperer,ย  a series of short blog posts on theology and theological education. A fascinating sentence appears at the end of Genesis chapter four in the Hebrew Bible. After recording the birth of Enosh, Adamโ€™s grandson by Seth, we read that โ€œAt that time people began to call on the name of …