Denis & Margie Haack continue to write at Critique-Letters
On trying to understand an Islamic quandary
A question often raised concerning ISIS is, “Why in the world would young people in the West would want to join them?” There are,…
Category: Belief
Saying “I’m sorry” isn’t enough
I’ve heard those two words recently, and spoken them myself. I’ve watched people who seem to be incapable of speaking them, confident that they…
Thinking about terrorism in Paris
Introduction This is a guest blog by an acquaintance of mine, Thomas K. Johnson, a philosopher and theologian. It’s a piece of rather…
Charles Taylor (II): Subtraction stories are untrue
Philosopher Charles Taylor has spent a lifetime of careful study unpacking the meaning and development of secularism. One of the things he demonstrates…
Charles Taylor (I): Fragile faith in a secular age
One of the most important books to be published in these opening years of the 21stcentury in philosopher Charles Taylor’s A Secular Age.…