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In a pluralistic postmodern society where subjectivity reigns, I am surprised to see the trend of many college students moving from the Evangelical faith to the Eastern Orthodox faith. However, as I discussed this shift with a close friend of mine who started attending an Eastern Orthodox church two years ago, I am beginning to understand that maybe this shift is not as unusual as some might think.
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January 23, 2007 | 5 Comments
In the philosophical and parliamentary debate regarding the initial legalization of gay marriage, a peculiar thing happened: liberals managed to shift the burden of proof to those who oppose the change.
Liberals (in the philosophical, but not necessarily political, sense), flying in the face of thousands of years of tradition, didn’t need to show that this proposed change would be beneficial for society. Rather, conservatives were forced to demonstrate that not changing the definition of marriage is necessary for the good of children and the good of society.
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January 23, 2007 | 1 Comment
When you speak to another person, how do you know that what they hear and think is the same thing that you intended it to be?
At first, this might seem like a silly question, but when two people with two very different personal histories have a conversation, how is one to know that the other truly understands what the first is saying? w, a pivotal figure in twentieth-century philosophy, has much to say on this issue, and what he says has some interesting import for Christian life.
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January 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment
It would make life extremely difficult and tedious if we were to question the true, denotative meaning of every word we use. Using language is inescapable, and throughout the many words we use to signify certain meanings, it seems that we rarely pay attention, or even consider, what the words we use actually mean. Yet certain words mean much more than we commonly suppose, and they can have the ability to reveal an entirely profound meaning.
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January 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Earlier this year, Dr. Holly Nelson, Dr. Alma Barranco-Mendoza, Dr. Robynne Healey, and Dr. Christina Belcher realized they had a common passion: to bring Trinity Western University into the dialogue surrounding issues of gender and identity.
To help achieve this goal, these professors are in the process of establishing a Gender Studies Society that will foster both student and faculty involvement and understanding of the gender discussion.
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December 6, 2006 | Leave a Comment
The concept of intelligent design has been addressed throughout the ages by various philosophers and theologians. In Chapter 10 of his Confessions, Augustine declares the obvious indication of God’s presence from creation: “And see also the heaven, and earth, and all that is in them - on every side they tell me to love thee, and they do not cease to tell this to all men.” Most recently, however, intelligent design is being explored in the specialized natural sciences, continuing the quest for explanation of creation.
