First Links — 10.30.15

In the Absence of a Shepherd
Eliot Milco, Paraphasic

Diversity in the Christian University
Elizabeth Corey, Public Discourse

Both/And Philanthropy
Leah Libresco, Fare Forward

Why Self-Driving Cars Must be Programmed to Kill
Staff, MIT Technology Review

Is God a Monster? No and Yes
Daniel Otto Jack Petersen, Theophilus Theologue

The Struggle of Memory Against Forgetting
Rod Dreher, American Conservative

Rethinking Birthdays
Randall Smith, The Catholic Thing

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