On trying to be an Orthodox philosopher (part 3 of 3)

(Note: This is part three in a series written as a draft for a chapter I’m contributing to the forthcoming Volume 2 of Turning East: Contemporary Philosophers and the Ancient Christian Faith (SVS Press). In part one (here), I talk about my early upbringing that set the stage for my interest in philosophy and in … Continue reading On trying to be an Orthodox philosopher (part 3 of 3) →

On trying to be an Orthodox Philosopher (Part 2 of 3)

(Note: This is part two in a series written as a draft for a chapter I'm contributing to the forthcoming Volume 2 of Turning East: Contemporary Philosophers and the Ancient Christian Faith (SVS Press). In part one (here), I talk about my early upbringing that set the stage for my interest in philosophy and in … Continue reading On trying to be an Orthodox Philosopher (Part 2 of 3) →

On trying to be an Orthodox Philosopher (Part 1 of 3)

(Note: This is part two in a series written as a draft for a chapter I'm contributing to the forthcoming Volume 2 of Turning East: Contemporary Philosophers and the Ancient Christian Faith (SVS Press). In this post, I talk about my early upbringing that set the stage for my interest in philosophy and in Orthodoxy. … Continue reading On trying to be an Orthodox Philosopher (Part 1 of 3) →

Turning the Witness

Our task as Christians is to prove Logos self-evident to man as the ethical fulfillment of meaning's horizon. In this line of dutiful paradosis we are infinitely culpable. How strenuously he labors in beauty's way, deforming the most abysmal face that ever peered out creation's four-way mirror upon the fundamental likeness of they who paint … Continue reading Turning the Witness →

In Anticipation of Pascha

This reflection is a fool’s mission, but it seems absurd not to make an attempt at describing this season of Holy Week. Our priest reminds us to keep silent this Holy Saturday as Christ is in the tomb, but these thoughts reach for nothing and contain no conclusions. They are the sound of my silence … Continue reading In Anticipation of Pascha →

On Holy Saturday

Note: this was taken from an informal, online share by David Armstrong and posted with his permission. Jesus is dead in the tomb. We should pause for a minute to acknowledge that at least in the external world, nothing was likely very perceptively different that Sabbath. Birdsong continued unabated; flowers went on blooming; Jewish families … Continue reading On Holy Saturday →

Why did Jesus die?

Note: this was taken from an informal, online share by David Armstrong and posted with his permission. The charge nailed above Jesus's head was "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews." Jesus was crucified, a Roman method of execution reserved for seditionists and insurrectionists. Jesus is remembered in all four canonical Gospels as beginning the … Continue reading Why did Jesus die? →

Full Transcript of “Ep. 113 David Bentley Hart responds to Alan W. Gomes critique of That All Shall Be Saved” from David Artman’s Grace Saves All

Transcriber’s note: Thank you for the permission from both David Artman (with the Grace Saves All podcast) as well as his guest David Bentley Hart to transcribe this episode in full and to post it here. This podcast episode 113 is a delightful listen, and I recommend that you find it on your favorite podcast … Continue reading Full Transcript of “Ep. 113 David Bentley Hart responds to Alan W. Gomes critique of That All Shall Be Saved” from David Artman’s Grace Saves All →

Jews, Christians, and Holy Week

Note: this was taken from an informal, online share by David Armstrong and posted with his permission. As we get closer to Holy Week, if you’re a Christian, you’re statistically very likely to hear a sermon or homily or hymnography at church that will misrepresent Jews and Judaism to various degrees. For many if not … Continue reading Jews, Christians, and Holy Week →

Hart’s Laughing Witch Hazel Tree

David Bentley Hart tells the story of a tree that he saw shaking with laughter and that sent him running away in fear as a boy of about seventeen. This is from "A Conversation Between Salley Vickers and David Bentley Hart" posted to Leaves in the Wind on November 7, 2022 (between minutes 52:38 and … Continue reading Hart’s Laughing Witch Hazel Tree →