Tag Archives: faith

Atheism: nothing new under the sun

Posted on December 16, 2009 by me

[About the motivational poster:  It’s a double-entendre.] I think about atheism more than probably most people, perhaps because I have friends who are atheists.  I am interested in their motivations and thought processes. I also find some of the philosophical … Continue reading →

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Fr. Dmitiri Dudko on faith and proof

Posted on July 23, 2009 by me

Russian Orthodox priest Father Dmitri Dudko was both a heroic and a tragic figure in Communist Russia.  He was under constant scrutiny by the KGB, but continued to teach the truth of Christianity. While Christian dialog was prohibited, in 1972 … Continue reading →

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Credo ut intelligam: an approach to modernism

Posted on July 16, 2009 by me

Credo ut intelligam is Latin for “I believe so that I may understand,” St. Anselm’s famous quote, who also used the phrase fides quaerens intellectum, or “faith seeking understanding.”  The full quote is actually, “Nor do I seek to understand … Continue reading →

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How to find God (… but I didn’t know he was lost?)

Posted on June 8, 2009 by me

Following up on my last two posts which dealt with finding a place from which to properly discover and discuss who the God of Christianity really is, here is an exerpt from NT Wright, from The Meaning of Jesus – … Continue reading →

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