From Just War to Catholic Pacifism
Over the centuries, the Catholic Church had evolved from non-violence to a “just war” doctrine. Dorothy Day responded with a new pacifist theology.
Category: Reading
Thank Goodness for Headwinds
Rather than threats to faith, what if the headwinds facing believers are, in fact, providing an opportunity to become true disciples? A review of Terryl and Nathaniel Givens’ new book, “Into the Headwinds,”
When Therapy Subverts Change
Americans love to feel validated and explore external influences on their circumstances. Yet these therapeutic activities, when overdone, can sideline and subvert the value of personal change.
Protecting Kids From Explicit Material Shouldn’t Be Controversial
However popular it’s become to portray parents concerned about sexualized scenes in books as somehow secretly motivated by bigotry and racism, it’s simply not true.
Good Questions as a Pathway to Peace
So many other things seem to be failing to break through the mounting cultural warfare. Maybe it’s time to get back to basics and rediscover the power of finding the right question?
Redeeming the Natural Mind
A Re-Rejoinder to Alan’s engagement with All Things New.
The Natural Man Is an Enemy to God
A Friendly Rejoinder to Fiona and Terryl Givens’ “All Things New: Rethinking Sin, Salvation, and Everything in Between,” in Three Parts.
Social Science Fiction and the Quest for a New Morality
Apple TV’s Foundation series and the novels it is based on raises serious questions about the interface of science and religion. There is indeed a conflict between the two, but not where we expect it.
Stretching the Heavens: A Review
A review of “Stretching the Heavens: The Life of Eugene England and the Crisis of Modern Mormonism” by Terryl Givens.
Unique Contributions from Latter-day Saint Theology to Peacebuilding
A review of “Proclaim Peace: The Restoration’s Answer to an Age of Conflict” by Patrick Q. Mason and J. David Pulispher.
How to Speak the ‘Whole Language’ of Jesus
Can followers of Christ speak the “whole language” without considering the entirety of the very language of Jesus that makes us whole? A review of Fr. Gregory Boyle’s book, The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness.
What is Wrong With the Housing Market?
As house prices rise across the country, many are left wondering why. Which of these factors are temporary from the pandemic, and which are long-term?
