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  • Comments on Jeremy Cohen's Essay (1980) "Original Sin as The Evil Inclination"

    Reverberations of the Fall, #10

    by Razie Mah ...
    Series Book 10 - Reverberations of the Fall
    In 1980, Jeremy Cohen publishes an essay in the July-October issue of the Harvard Theological Review (vol 73(3/4) pp. 495-520). The full title is "Original Sin as the Evil Inclination - A Polemicist's Appreciation of Human Nature".In 1278, the Dominicans are changing Western civilization by examining the texts of Aristotle. A Spanish theologian writes a polemic for the conversion of Jews. In that ... Read more

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  • Comments on George Murphy's Article (2018) "The Nuts and Bolts of Creation"

    Reverberations of the Fall, #11

    by Razie Mah ...
    Series Book 11 - Reverberations of the Fall
    For 40 years, George Murphy has been examining the sciences from the viewpoint of the Trinity. In this article, he first considers how Christians came to appreciate the Trinitarian nature of God, especially when it comes to creation. God cooperates with creatures, respecting the capacities and limitations that He Himself endowed them. Thus, there is something akin to a "causal joint" between the ... Read more

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  • Speculations on Thomism and Evolution

    A Course on Evolution and Thomism, #3

    by Razie Mah ...
    Series Book 3 - A Course on Evolution and Thomism
    Over seven centuries ago, St. Thomas Aquinas explored Aristotle's works from a Christian world view. Evolution was not one of the issues on the agenda. Aquinas concluded that God made every form, except for the mule, which happens to be the product of two natural kinds, the horse and the ass.Chaberek applies the logic of Thomism to the concepts of theistic evolution and finds the latter wanting. ... Read more

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  • Comments on James V. Schall S.J.’s (2017) Political Philosophy and Catholicism

    Intimations of Political Philosophy, #5

    by Razie Mah ...
    Series Book 5 - Intimations of Political Philosophy
    James V. Schall S.J. is a professor emeritus of Georgetown University. He has written many books on reason, revelation and political philosophy. In this article, he argues that political philosophy differs from other philosophies. It must be open to "something" beyond the city (polis). For ancient Greek philosophers, such as Plato, this "something" required the immortality of the soul. Otherwise, ... Read more

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  • Comments on Five Views in the Book (2020) "Original Sin and the Fall"

    Reverberations of the Fall, #5

    by Razie Mah ...
    Series Book 5 - Reverberations of the Fall
    In 2020, J. B. Stump and Chad Meister edit a volume expressing five views of Original Sin and the Fall. The book is published by Intervarsity Press (Downers Grove, Illinois).Five theologians contribute to this remarkable volume. Why remarkable? The essays are written before a dawning awareness of the first singularity. They are written before many start to admit that our current Lebenswelt is not ... Read more

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  • A Primer on Implicit and Explicit Abstraction

    A Course on Implicit and Explicit Abstraction, #1

    by Razie Mah ...
    Series Book 1 - A Course on Implicit and Explicit Abstraction
    Primers 1-10 form a coherent set. Each develops concepts expressed in the foundatinal text: How to Define the Word "Religion".Primer 11 differs. It addresses a key question about institutions Institutions compose the content-level of the society tier. The question concerns abstraction. It involves the first singularity. The first singularity is originally proposed in An Archaeology of the Fall ... Read more

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  • Comments on Clive Gamble, John Gowlett and Robin Dunbar’s Book (2014) Thinking Big

    A Course on The Human Niche, #2

    by Razie Mah ...
    Series Book 2 - A Course on The Human Niche
    Clive Gamble is a Paleolithic archaeologist. John Gowlett is a social anthropologist with primary interest in late European societies. Robin Dunbar is an evolutionary psychologist. Together, they submitted a proposal for research project commemorating the 100th anniversary of the British Academy. They were awarded the grant. Their book sums seven years of collaboration.The title is: Thinking Big: ... Read more

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  • The Inevitable Twist: Comments on Lamoureux’s Question

    Reverberations of the Fall, #13

    by Razie Mah ...
    Series Book 13 - Reverberations of the Fall
    This short piece takes a look at the implications of one voice in the present discourse on the historical Adam. Denis Lamoureux is a bright and totally well meaning. For this reason alone, a light-hearted response is appropriate. Surely, given all that we know about human evolution, a revision of the traditional doctrine of Original Sin may be inevitable. The problem is, given all that we do not ... Read more

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  • Comments on Richard Colledge’s Essay (2021) "Thomism and Contemporary Phenomenological Realism"

    Considerations of Jacques Maritain, John Deely and Thomistic Approaches to the Questions of These Ti, #20

    by Razie Mah ...
    Series Book 20 - Considerations of Jacques Maritain, John Deely and Thomistic Approaches to the Questions of These Ti
    Philosopher Richard Colledge aims to make a small contribution in an article published in the American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly (volume 95 (30), 2021, pages 411-432). The full title is "Thomism and Contemporary Phenomenological Realism: Toward a Renewed Engagement". Of course, there are many styles of phenomenology. Paralleling popular artistic trends during Edmund Husserl's life (1859 ... Read more

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  • Comments on Nicanor Austriaco’s Essay (2018) "Defending Adam After Darwin"

    Reverberations of the Fall, #7

    by Razie Mah ...
    Series Book 7 - Reverberations of the Fall
    An intrepid Dominican, Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, publishes an article in The American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly (volume 92(2), 2018, pages 337-352). The full title is "Defending Adam after Darwin: On the Origin of Species as a Natural Kind".The question is, "Why is natural kind so important?"Austriaco proposes that the problem is the anti-essentialist stance of current evolutionary ... Read more

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  • Comments on Peter Burfeind’s Book (2014) Gnostic America

    How to Define the Word "Gnosticism": A Short Course, #1

    by Razie Mah ...
    Series Book 1 - How to Define the Word "Gnosticism": A Short Course
    In Gnostic America: A Reading of Contemporary American Culture and Religion according to Christianity's Oldest Heresy (2014), a Lutheran pastor, Peter Burfeind, sounds the alarm. The American culture has fallen under the influence of a resurgent, modern Gnosticism.How could an ancient heresy re-appear and achieve dominance in the modern world?Burfeind presents an excellent account, but he cannot ... Read more

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  • Comments on James DeFrancisco’s Essay "Original Sin and Ancestral Sin"

    Reverberations of the Fall, #8

    by Razie Mah ...
    Series Book 8 - Reverberations of the Fall
    James J. DeFrancisco, Ph.D., writes at the request of a colleague. His article is posted online at semantic scholar and academia. The date of publication is not mentioned. My guess is around 2008.The essay compares Augustine's Original Sin to the Eastern Church's, Ancestral Sin. Even though original sin gets top billing, the Eastern Church's is a comparative winner.However, the topic is not a ... Read more

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