Is meaning correspondence and signification—one thing in relation to something else? “Meaningless! Meaningless! Everything is meaningless. What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under
When war killed the land and the people were slain, and governments raged, then I heard this refrain: “It’s only a natural cycle.” When economists saw how their ways harmed the weak, from the left
I see five promising signs of hope as the world enters 2015. Also a few maybes. Any optimism must be tempered by the now-present reality of climate destabilization. Already climate change is extinguishing vulnerable species,
Jesus Christ is the source and goal of history. He is the pivot; the meaning of history; the one on whom all else turns. He is the primary actor and orderer of history, as God;
“What are you reading now?” someone asked. Here’s a summary: Michelangelo: His Epic Life, by British art critic Martin Gayford (London: Penguin, 2013, 662 pp., with many illustrations) Years ago I read The Agony and
God’s exquisite and puzzling timing in his acts in history suggest his determination to work in harmony with those who are willing to work in harmony with him. A form of sovereign synergy.
In Europe’s Middle Ages (500-1500), people knew nothing about bacteria and other microbes. So they suffered the consequences in disease and plague. Today in North America people know next to nothing about ecology and the
The world is a mess. Where are the reformers? Americans are frustrated with what is variously called “gridlock” or “dysfunction” in Washington. We face boat-loads of other problems and issues, from obesity (of all things!)
The world is a getting safer. For centuries, violence has been subsiding. Really? Most people find this hard to believe. But consider evidence presented by Stephen Pinker in his fascinating book, The Better Angels of
