Kierkegaard
If Your Religion Teaches the Obvious, Then It's Not Much of a Religion
If your version of Christianity calls us to act only in obvious ways that align with human instincts, then what would be the point of following it?
Kierkegaard
What to Expect When You're Expecting Victory
Thoughts on the New Year and Kierkegaard's "The Expectancy of Faith."
Kierkegaard
How to Make Things Harder (And Maybe Better)
Ugh, I didn't want to write about the election, but this is sort of about it, except mostly about love and Kierkegaard and choosing to do the impossible.
Kierkegaard
Judge William's Uncomfortable Truth (or, How to Read Kierkegaard)
Wrestling with the Great Dane.
enchantment
Enchantment As a Framework for Culture War
Re-enchanting the world so they can rule it.
2023
That Which We Measure May Be Forgotten
For many unmeasurable reasons, this has been a very good year. Here are some of the things that can be weighed, tracked and listed.
books
Books In and Out of Season
I hated The Magus. I hated it so damn much. And other ramblings about choosing which books to read.
Kierkegaard
Don't forget, you're alive.
I don't need to be reminded of my mortality.
Jacques Ellul
Ellul: Do Not Confuse Christian Ethics with Morality
We try to resolve the tension of living in a sinful world by creating systems of morality to try and improve the situation. But the world can't be made less sinful by us, and Christianity is not morality.
ephemera
Ephemera, 8/15/23
This time: Kierkegaard's secrets; the "pre-ascetical" self; Paul Simon's career.
Kierkegaard
Kierkegaard as Poetry (Part 1)
Just for fun.
ephemera
Ephemera, 07/03/23
This time: Murderer; just keep pushing; morality minus meaning.