On going to the grave of my great-grandparents one of the first things I did was to reach out and touch the cold granite headstone, bearing their names and dates. Thomas boastfully stated that he would not believe unless he touched the risen Christ, and John records of Jesus that, “(Him) we have looked upon, … More Communion and the Physical

   This book is about how, as a culture, saying, “I am a woman trapped inside a man’s body,” seems to make sense to many. What had to take place in a culture for that bit of nonsense, or at least that which would have seemed nonsense to most human beings across history, to be … More The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Book Review

  Aristotle was the most influential student of Plato. He was born in the half Greek kingdom of Macedon, and at a young age studied at Plato’s academy. He was a philosopher, scientist, and researcher who left his finger prints on most academic interests, from the digestion of animals, to theories of ethics and metaphysics; he … More Notes on Aristotle