Thoughts on ethics, society, politics, religion, philosophy, theology, and everything in between
Old Testament and New Testament Ethics It is obvious to anyone who reads through the Bible that there are significant discontinuities between the ethics of the Old Testament and the ethics of the New Testament. For example, the Old Testament Law allowed for divorce (Deut 24:1); Jesus absolutely forbids it (Matt 5:32). The Old Testament … Read more
When faced with the fact that there is no universal or self-evident morality, there are a number of ways in which some people will try to establish morality on a merely secular basis. I will argue that all these attempts fail to provide any sound basis for morality. In order to establish a sound basis … Read more
The Bible as Scripture What is the Bible? The Christian answer is that it is the word of God. Yet at the same time, the church has always recognized that the Bible is also a fully human book. In fact, it is not a single book, but a collection of dozens of books written by … Read more
Morality and Intuitions Many people assume that there are at least some moral truths which any reasonable person can (or at least should) recognize, regardless of their particular worldview. Some moral truths, it is often assumed, can and should be known regardless of a person’s religious or metaphysical beliefs, or lack thereof. However, this assumption … Read more