Tag Archives: MacIntyre

“How can a novelist achieve atonement when, with her absolute power of deciding outcomes, she is also God?”

Posted on July 14, 2010 by

I’m thinking about using the movie In Bruges (McDonagh, 2008) in my ethics class to discuss some points from MacIntyre’s After Virtue, in particular his opening parable about a world that has lost the traditions and practices that give meaning … Continue reading →

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“Historically, many of the greatest philosophers have argued that homosexual acts are morally objectionable.”

Posted on March 7, 2009 by

I haven’t posted for a while, because for the past month I’ve been deeply immersed in my dissertation. And it looks like I’ll be at that for a couple more months still. But something happened that I thought I needed … Continue reading →

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“Without our traditions, our lives would be as shaky as a fiddler on the roof.”

Posted on June 25, 2008 by

In yesterday’s post I wrote about the two approaches to Scripture at work in the current controversies within the Anglican Communion. Today I want to look at two concepts of Tradition. The importance of Tradition is beautifully captured by the … Continue reading →

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