by Kevin Bauder | Aug 16, 2017 | Bauder's Reading, Bibliology, What We're Reading
[W]e should not approach the Bible as if it addresses all information in the world. One cannot look up 2 + 2 in the Bible and discover that the answer is 4. The Bible is not an encyclopedia, a dictionary, or a textbook. Nor did God mean for it to be treated in this...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 16, 2017 | Affections, Ethics
Peter Leithart contrasts the answers given by Kant and Aristotle. In Aristotelian ethics, the passions aren’t a matter of choice, not in the moment when we experience them. Yet, emotions can be trained. . . . We aren’t responsible for the momentary...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 15, 2017 | Apropos of Nothing
If you’re interested, you can see it at the Daily Timewaster.
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 15, 2017 | Anthropology, Theology
Voluntarism is the priority of will (and, on a right understanding, affection) over intellect. Joel Zartman explains why we should believe in human voluntarism but reject divine voluntarism.
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 15, 2017 | Accreditation, Education
People sometimes wonder why schools spend so much time and money achieving and maintaining accreditation. CHEA–the Council on Higher Education Accreditation–is the organization that accredits the accreditors. CHEA has recently released two documents...
