On Writer’s Block (sort of)
This last week has been brutal. Let me explain. I was in Wales on vacation (or holiday as they call it here in the UK) in a beautiful cottage on […]
Author Archives: Ben
Call Me an Expert
I’m an expert. Whatever you want to know, just ask me. A quick trip to Wikipedia, a glance at a news website and some soundings in the blogosphere (which, by […]
Christmas Nostalgia
I’ll let you in on a little family secret: my wife is one of those people. You know, the people who would listen to Christmas music all year round, set […]
Who Has Truth?
Truth: who has it? Anyone with a basic philosophical awareness realizes that this question is not a simple one. How is “truth” to be defined? In what sense can a […]
Translating Jesus
As a student of ancient texts, I often find myself faced with translational difficulties. There is an important thing one learns early on in working with more than one language: […]
The Problem with Christians
What is wrong with Christians, anyway? I was minding my own business, perhaps only marginally paying attention, when the professor in my undergraduate Philosophy or Religion class decided to pair […]
“You have to learn how to die”
How can one fight to produce peace? How can one win a war without causing more wars in the future? These questions hit me, as funny as it may be, […]
