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“Theism, Philosophy and Me”

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Abigail

“Theism, Philosophy and Me” All weekend, recovering from a cold and feeling more dead than alive, I’ve been giving myself a crash course in philosophical theism. Theism is the belief in a personal God, who cares about you and me, … Continue reading →

Posted in academe, action, alienation, contemplation, contradictions, culture, desire, dialectic, ethics, evil, faith, fashion, guilt and innocence, history, history of ideas, identity, ideology, idolatry, institutional power, life and death struggle, ontology, philosophy, political, power, psychology, reductionism, relationships, roles, social conventions, spirituality, suffering, terror, the examined life, the problematic of men, the problematic of woman, theism, twentieth century, violence, war, Zeitgeist | Tagged Ambassador Morganthau's Story by Henry Morganthau, analytic philosophers, Anglo-American Philosophy, argument, Armenian Golgotha by Grigoris Balakian, Armenian massacres, Atheism, causal chain, Christian theism, Continental philosophy, detective stories, dialogue, Epistemology, existence of God, experience of the Divine, falsifiable, genocide, human evil, naturalism, Perceiving God by William P. Alston, personal God, personal narrative, Phenomenology, Phenomenology of religious experience, physicalism, politics of ideas, prayer, proof, sceptics, scientific theories, sense data, sense perception, sincerity and authenticity, The Epistemology of Religious Experience by Keith E. Yandell, theism, theists v atheists, tough-minded philosophers, Warranted Christian Belief by Alvin Plantinga, World War I | 2 Comments

“Country Gospel”

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Abigail

“Country Gospel” Being born and raised a Jewish girl from Manhattan’s old-rent, upper east side, the last thing I’m expected to like is country gospel. Or so I’m often told. People shake their heads. Here comes the dog walking on … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, life and death struggle, philosophy, social conventions, spirituality, the examined life, the problematic of woman | Tagged Atheism, belief, conviction, country gospel, Donald J. Shockey, Dr. Johnson, Faith, feminine intelligence, Frances Ryals, God, heartbreak, hymns, Jewish girls, lady preachers, lyrics, music, Nashville, philosophy, records, Red Foley, simplicity, suicide, The Ryman Auditorium | 2 Comments

“Atheism”

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Abigail

“Atheism” I’m not an atheist at present, but I’ve been one. So, why did I go there and why, eventually, did I turn back? I can tell you one thing: life is very different for the atheist from what it … Continue reading →

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