Month: September 2026

A Review of Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid

Introduction After more than a year of on and off reading, I have finally finished Douglas R. Hofstadter’s Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (GEB). The book is a seminal one (I hear) in AI research/Silicon Valley circles, and it is referenced as a book that inspired a young nerd to want to pursue … Continue reading A Review of Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid →

A note on Creeds

I've been reading George Lindbeck's The Nature of Doctrine (1984), a classic text that was one of the founding texts of the 'post-liberal' movement in theology. (Not to be confused with the post-liberal movement in politics, thought the two are not entirely unrelated.) Lindbeck draws on emerging conceptions of religion from sociology, philosophy, and anthropology … Continue reading A note on Creeds →