Modernity in the High Mugello
by M. D. AeschlimanThe remote Tuscan-Romagnolan mountains evince a world isolated from modernity, though that solitude likely won't last long. Continue Reading »
Getting Beyond Darwin
by George WeigelEmpirical evidence suggests that notions of a purposeful Creator cannot be dismissed as mere pre-modern mythology. Continue Reading »
St. Charles Darwin
by Charlotte AllenA. N. Wilson's biography of Charles Darwin freely criticizes the scientist and his theories—and committed evolutionists are enraged. Continue Reading »
Letters
by Variousno disciplineI am writing to express my shock and disappointment at the profanity in the article “Freedom Within the Disciplines” (June/July). The word “bullshit” appears multiple times. I have encountered this word and its ilk in the New Yorker, Fast Company, and The Economist, but I . . . . Continue Reading »
The Church of Darwin
by John G. WestRight from the start, Darwin’s theory was about much more than scientific truth. Darwin himself believed that evolution by natural selection refuted the idea that nature displayed evidence of purposeful design. Writing near the end of his life, he wrote that “the old argument from design in . . . . Continue Reading »
Thomas Fowler Discusses the Evolution Controversy
by Gayle TrotterGayle talks with Thomas Fowler about The Evolution Controversy, a book surveying the competing theories surrounding evolution. Fowler (ScD, George Washington University) is Senior Principal Engineer at the Center for Information Technology and Telecommunications at Noblis, formerly known . . . . Continue Reading »
Evolution Can’t Tell Darwin’s Story
by Amy K. HallCreation, a film about Charles Darwin’s personal life, is not a rant against God or even a story of the heroism of one man crusading for science against religion. Surprisingly, the movie is not polemical. It doesn’t bother to argue against religion, nor does it spend time arguing for the . . . . Continue Reading »
Demystification and Legend
by Will WilsonBryan Wandel has a good blog post here . Short, insightful, and well worth the read. One quibble however: Without accounting for the relationship between these two, Weber’s demystification (and ours) only regards the logical explanation of things, and not the participation and commitment that . . . . Continue Reading »
Happy Birthday to Lincoln
by Ivan KenneallyHere is a short excerpt of an address I’ll be delivering at Geneseo College devoted to Lincoln’s Bicentennial: Of course, the occasion for my lecture today is the Bicentennial celebration of Abraham’s Lincoln’s birth. It’s worth noting that today is also the bicentennial . . . . Continue Reading »
Religion and the Common Good
by Charles J. ChaputSooner or later, every teacher hears the same old joke about the philosophy student and his dad. The dad asks, “Son, what are you going to do with that goofy degree?” And the son says, “I’m going to open a philosophy shop and make big money selling ideas.” I smile every time I hear it, . . . . Continue Reading »
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