"I remember one minister for education urging that ‘Britain was the only nation on earth where cleverness was despised’. In other European countries, for example France and Germany, cleverness is sought after and prized. The glorification of educational backwardness, then, is part of a localised British decadence or hedonism that is inconsistent with biblical Christianity.... Continue Reading →
The strangeness of it all
As I continue my reading journey into the rich and beguilingly complex tradition of Christian theology, I see more and more the inane 'meh-nes' of the challenge. It's not that I have a silly mentality that says "I have it right and you have it wrong", irrespective of the facts or the evidence; it's just... Continue Reading →
Ludwig Wittgenstein: Knowledge & Sunsets
I can't but help share this little tasty morsel. A very good friend of mine just referenced the great epistemological philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein in a phone call we were having (that's quite normal by the way, he needs help)! And I want to share it. But because my note taking was sketchy (I always take... Continue Reading →
Gralefrit Theology 