To paraphrase, Anti-Nazi Swiss theologian, and flawed father of five, Karl Barth, ‘Only weak men and rebellious women reject man’s… Read more International Men’s Day 19th November 2021: “Better relations between men and women.”
Category: Jean Bethke Elshtain
Where Civil Rights are Exalted over Civil Liberties, Hell on earth is sure to Follow
Salvatore Babone’s 2018 book ‘The New Authoritarianism’ is an exposition on how tyranny and fascism are spawned by the exaltation… Read more Where Civil Rights are Exalted over Civil Liberties, Hell on earth is sure to Follow
Pro-abortion Laws Remove Safeguards Against the Abuses of a Totalitarian State: Why Anti-abortion Laws Matter.
In her 1981 magnus opus, ‘Public Man, Private Woman’, American political scientist and Lutheran, Jean Bethke Elshtain presented a painstaking… Read more Pro-abortion Laws Remove Safeguards Against the Abuses of a Totalitarian State: Why Anti-abortion Laws Matter.
Western Academics once wore rose Coloured Glasses with regards to Nazism, They Do with Marxism, & They’re Doing the Same with Islam.
The opening sentence of Jacques Ellul’s, ‘Islam and Judeo-Christianity: A Critique of their commonality’, reads, ‘For nearly a decade, French… Read more Western Academics once wore rose Coloured Glasses with regards to Nazism, They Do with Marxism, & They’re Doing the Same with Islam.
The Hatred & Maliciousness Shoved in Folau’s Face, Exemplifies the Truth Behind the Quote He Posted
The LGBT community’s grievances and the reason for their sensitivity regarding the Israel Folau controversy are understandable. A non-biblical version… Read more The Hatred & Maliciousness Shoved in Folau’s Face, Exemplifies the Truth Behind the Quote He Posted
Democratic Education: Extreme Egalitarianism & The Quagmire of Sameness
In 1944, C.S Lewis wrote: ‘The demand for equality has two sources; First, the noble: the desire for fair play.… Read more Democratic Education: Extreme Egalitarianism & The Quagmire of Sameness
Viewing Christianity As An Ethic Of Universal Niceness, Misses The Point
Although American Political Scientist, Jean Bethke Elshtain didn’t consider herself a theologian, there’s a good chance that anyone willing to exhaust… Read more Viewing Christianity As An Ethic Of Universal Niceness, Misses The Point
Towards Augustine: From One Peregrinus To, And With, Another
Although I’ve browsed through ‘City of God’ and ‘On Christian Doctrine’, my main interaction with Augustine’s work centres on his… Read more Towards Augustine: From One Peregrinus To, And With, Another
The Facade of Compassion: Australian Politics & The Dark Smile of Machiavellian Logic
Positive advances in communications technology drive the functionality of information. Its delivery is like a viaduct. Information is carried along at a… Read more The Facade of Compassion: Australian Politics & The Dark Smile of Machiavellian Logic
R.A. Markus: ‘Christian Hope Does Not Permit a Politically Sterile Withdrawal.’
In a recent blog post Eitan Chitayat presented some high powered dialogue, choosing as his conversation partners those who (unwittingly?) position… Read more R.A. Markus: ‘Christian Hope Does Not Permit a Politically Sterile Withdrawal.’