Contr'un

The Very Idea!

I’ve set up a public mirror for the lecture-essays I’m posting to my Great Ideas class this semester. Returning to the part-time faculty gig has been good for my research. You haven’t really lived the […]

The Very Idea

Puritan Freedom

Freedom is, on this model, freedom to do good. And good is defined as actions in accordance with God’s will. Unfreedom comes from sin, or from subjection to Satan’s power. Our natures, though fallen, are […]

The Very Idea

On Greatness

GREAT IDEAS: SO WHAT’S THIS ALL ABOUT, ANYWAY? For the duration of the semester, we’re all going to be concerned with “great ideas.” Specifically, in this section, we’ll be looking at, or looking for, “Great […]