by Brett Williams | Dec 11, 2018 | Central Blog, Science, Secularism, Theology
the origin of the universe the origin of the fundamental laws of nature the fine-tuning of the universe the origin of consciousness the existence of moral, rational, aesthetic objective laws and intrinsically valuable properties Taken from J.P. Moreland’s new...
by Brett Williams | Apr 5, 2018 | Central Blog, History, Humanities, modernity, Philosophy, Science, Secularism
I just finished a great book – Descartes Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason. In it, NY Times best-selling author Russell Shorto retells the fascinating tale of Descartes’ remains and compares their history to the philosophical...
by Kevin Bauder | Jul 28, 2017 | Conservatism, Culture, Secularism
If you’re a conservative–or even if you just think you are–Christopher Dawson is one of the names with which you should become familiar. The Imaginative Conservative has published a long-form article by Russell Hittinger that serves as a useful...
by Kevin Bauder | Jul 19, 2017 | Affections, Anthropology, Civility, Conservatism, Culture, Epistemology, Hamartiology, Logic and Argumentation, Philosophy, Science, Secularism, Social Issues, Technology
Richard Weaver was one of the three or four most important founders of modern conservatism. His Ideas Have Consequences is probably the most important work in defining a conservative outlook. His notion of “metaphysical dream” is priceless. The Imaginative...
by Kevin Bauder | Jul 6, 2017 | How the Left Thinks, Liberalism, Secularism
Spencer Grady-Pawl, writing for the American Humanist Association, offers a secularist perspective on the recent Southern Baptist Convention. Incidentally, “Secular Humanism” is an oxymoron. “Christian Humanist,” however, is not.