Denying Transcendence

by Connor Grubaugh

First Things proclaims self-denial to a navel-gazing generation. Continue Reading »

21 Jun 2017

Diogenes and the Delphic Oracle

by Dale M. Coulter

The first century orator Dio Chrysostom narrates a conversation between the famous Cynic Diogenes and a pilgrim on his way to visit the oracle at Delphi. Delayed in his journey because of a runaway slave, the pilgrim runs into Diogenes who then engages him in a lengthy discussion that focuses on the . . . . Continue Reading »

8 Jul 2014