The distinguishing mark of human intelligence is simply, love. This then, is the real Turing test of the metaphysical animals: “You shall know them by their love.”
What is Intelligence? Metaphysical Animals or Calculating Machines?
Category: David Bentley Hart
Short Book Reviews #1 Beyond, Martin Nowak and Roland in Moonlight, David Bentley Hart
Over the next while, I will be posting short reviews of books I've received from publishers. Thank you to Angelico Press, Eerdmans, Baker, Fortress Press, Wipf and Stock and IVP for their generosity! Ideally, I would be writing a long, thought out review of these books, but I find myself too busy with my university … Continue reading Short Book Reviews #1 Beyond, Martin Nowak and Roland in Moonlight, David Bentley Hart
The Hidden History of the Resurrection
"For us Christians, Saints and the supernatural are the things that make history…and it is all the rest that we should be inclined to regard as legendary." Charles Peguy The life of Jesus Christ as the ‘true human’ represents a life of perfect freedom. The radical freedom of Christ is not the consumerist, sexualized, autonomous … Continue reading The Hidden History of the Resurrection
Christ and Possessions
I recently heard that the foundational principle of some libertarian or anarchist political theories is the right to own private property. It is precisely this principle that leads these thinkers to reject all forms government coercion, because they violate this most basic human right to autonomy and self-sufficiency. As far as I'm concerned, this position … Continue reading Christ and Possessions
Coffee with Kierkegaard 