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The Law As Pedagogue: Second Edition presents a view of the law as a dimension of human becoming. It is a sustained argument for legal practitioners to model the beauty of the law. Rather than emphasize the law as the rules and regulations of society, or even as the sphere of the judiciary, the goal is to understand the law as essential to a fully human life. An effort is also made to show how this view can be fostered by the law itself and a...

This collection of essays covers various topics of contemporary philosophy and religion, as well as current issues concerning education. Says the author, "I made many presentations at scholarly conferences, and the present work gathers what I consider the most significant. There is no single focus, except for the commitment to the pursuit of truth wherever it may lead. 'Truth, ' I learned from Tertullian, 'is ashamed of nothing except of being...

Most contemporary Christians are polytheists. They believe in many gods-unawares, of course. There is a Father-god, depicted old and white-haired, there is a Son-god, middle-aged, identified with Jesus of Nazareth, and there is a Spirit-god, symbolized by a dove. Many artists have depicted this trinity, like El Greco, who painted his "The Trinity" in 1578. These three gods are believed to constitute only one divinity, but very few ordinary Chr...

He was born in the spring or early summer of the year 4 or 6 BCE, probably in "the little town of Bethlehem" in the Galilee, near Nazareth. He became a laborer, maybe a stonemason. His mother, Mary, could not get him married because of his suspect paternity, but he had a girlfriend, Mary of Magdala. He had several brothers, one of them a twin brother, Judas "the Twin" (Thomas), and two sisters. He was charged by the Romans with sedition. At a ...

In one of his sermons, Saint Augustine asked his congregation, "Do you believe?" And they answered, "Yes, we believe!" He told them: "Then live your faith and you have true faith." I used to think that this meant that I should make my life conform to the tenets of my faith. If I believe in life everlasting, I should not make this earth a permanent abode. If I believe that God became incarnate in Jesus, then I should respect and cherish all the...

Christianity is an enormously complex edifice whose numberless cubicles were built brick by brick over two thousand years. In it, every detail has been thought through so that it meshes perfectly with the constructs that went before. The bricks were shaped by scholarly men and women, theologians and saints, who wrote for the edification of their contemporaries. In this book, I have gathered some excerpts from their writings and organized them ...

An examination of a major cause of violence in society - the loss of respect for our neighbours as evidenced by the decline of manners and courtesy. The connection between the decline of manners and the increase of violence is documented by reference to a variety of social instances and trends.

A probing examination of a major contemporary problem: the increasing role of technology in all aspects of our lives. A major focus is on the role schools can assume in helping us all spiritualize technology so as to render its use more meaningful and humane.

The author analyzes the assumption that there is no opposition between faith and humor, belief, and laughter.

Argues that sexism arises out of a subconscious male envy of women's capacity to receive.

The late William Morrison was a poet. But was he a saint? His poems about sexuality might seem to deny this, but many still insist he was holy. Jim Jones, a professor of literature at a local college, is charged by Bishop Reilly, an old friend, with the investigation of the poet's life. In the process, Jones meets an actress who had charged Morrison with sexual harassment. A trial is set, at which she testifies. Did Morrison really work miracl...

This book presents the thesis that happiness does not mean just one thing but many, and that these many meanings have been studied, described, argued, and practiced throughout the centuries in many climes and places. This book explores many views of happiness as espoused by their original founders and developers.