An article about how personality and morality interact, using East of Eden as a guide.
Read MoreJohn Steinbeck in Finland, 1963. Image in the public domain.
Essays
Grandma
A personal account of the death of my grandma, and of a crisis of faith.
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Girl on a Swing, Winslow Homer. Public domain.
Shameless Virtue
An article about putting Christ at the center of any effort to become virtuous.
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The Return of the Prodigal Son, Venetian School. Public domain.
The Prodigal's Brother
Comments on Luke 15:25-31, and a call to reject any view of righteousness that suggests it causes its specific rewards.
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Lucifero, Francesco Scaramuzza. Public domain.
Satan is Boring: Thoughts on Dante's Inferno
A short essay comparing Dante’s description of Satan at the end of Inferno to his description of God at the end of Paradiso. From notes taken during the 2012 Metathon, a weekend intensive on Dante’s Divine Comedy, led by Dr. Al Geier.
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G. K. Chesterton, 1904. Image in the public domain.
It's been said
An article about what to say when what you want to say has been said already by someone smarter than you.
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