Posted in a luta continua, big questions, phronesis, the story and its songs, zeitgeist hunch on Jan 4th, 2009 3 Comments »
Later this week I am speaking at the Living at the Crossroads conference on the topic “Reading Isaiah 60 in the modern marketplace.” In my preparation for that talk I have become fascinated by “the ships of Tarshish.” My copy of the Anchor Bible Dictionary talks about the ambiguities around “Tarshish,” and suggests that the word can refer [...]
Posted in a luta continua, phronesis, the story and its songs on Jan 3rd, 2009 1 Comment »
As someone who aspires to competence and dilligence when it comes to the financial management of the affairs of a household, while lacking the natural flair for this kind of work with which some folks seem gifted, and while having failed to give money matters the close attention they deserve during my twenties and much [...]
Posted in a luta continua, the story and its songs on Jan 2nd, 2009 No Comments »
My philosophical thought has been thoroughly shaped by the tradition of Herman Dooyeweerd and Dirk Vollenhoven, and in particular by the interpretation of that tradition by Calvin Seerveld. The magnum opus of Dooyeweerd exists in two quite distinct versions, both of which are now available online: the Dutch-language De wijsbegeerte der wetsidee, and the English-language New [...]
