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Micah Tillman: Philosophy, Religion, Politics, Etc.
http://micahtillman.com
Conversations about (what I hope are) important things!
- Added on: Nov 20th, 2007
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Micah Tillman
- Listed in: Philosophy Religion
- Tags: religion politics Culture news philosophy Academia
Recent Posts
Romans 6:6-11, Commentary
[ Romans 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6: Intro, 1-5, 6-11 ] Romans 6:6-11 (NRSV) 6 We know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be destroyed, and we might no longer be enslaved to sin. 7 For whoever has died is freed from sin...
Decision and Consent (pt. 6)
[ Pt. 1 | Pt. 2 | Pt. 3 | Pt. 4 | Pt. 5 | Pt. 6 ] This one is entirely too long to be read in one sitting. Don’t even try — it’s essentially nine posts in one. So, take it one section at a time, if you want to read it at all. Us...
Romans 6:1-5, Commentary
[ Romans 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6: Intro, 1-5 ] Okay, it’s time I got back to Romans. I’ve been working on this off and on for a while, and I finally finished it today. ____ Romans 6:1-5 (NRSV) 1 What then are we to say? Should we continue...
The Hierarchy of Being
I was explaining the Classical Hierarchy of Being to my classes today. We’re studying Augustine, you see, and you can’t understand Augustine if you don’t understand his view of the overall order of the universe. This is how the un...
I made up an amusing new term
My monthly reflection on homeschooling and philosophy has been posted on my high school alma mater’s new blog. This time, I explore homeschooling’s tendency to de-compartmentalize life — in relation to Aristotle’s theory of ac...
Is the Congenital Congenial?
(I don’t know if that means anything or not, but it sounds good.) A couple posts back, Adam commented that it seemed wrong to identify homosexuality, an “intrinsic orientation” (his words), as a sin. If sexuality comes “built ...
