“Christian Miller teaches us that the road to virtue lies in humility about our own virtue and an acceptance that others are struggling with their flaws. This is a very valuable book at a moment when our society could use a dose of openness and a sense of forgiveness.” E.J. Dionne Jr., Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution and University Professor in the Foundations of Democracy and Culture, Georgetown University Christian B. Miller, is a philosophy professor at Wake Forest University, where his primary research in contemporary ethics and philosophy of religion. A guest made to order for Contemplify. We talk about …
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Manifesto Contemplatio
Be like the foxwho makes more tracks than necessary,some in the wrong direction.Practice resurrection. – Wendell Berry (Manifesto: Mad Farmer Liberation Front) Webster’s dictionary defines Manifesto as such: a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer. Manifestos are all over the place. People of all stripes can find a manifesto that was written with them in mind; Women in Business, architect apprentices, and even for the passive aggressive. Some manifestos are dreary, droll, or toxic whose only functions are to name their superiority and who they exclude as the ‘other’. There was such an example …
Birthday Questions (39 Laps Around the Sun)
Let me respectfully remind you:Life and Death are of supreme importance.Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost.On this night, the days of our life are decreased by one.Each of us should strive to awaken.Awaken! Take heed! Do not squander your life. – Evening Gatha Birthdays are akin to over-excited neighbors. You either appreciate their intrusions or avoid them like Homer Simpson does Ned Flanders. I treat birthdays like Flanders. I love a good party, cake, and sing-song version of ‘Happy Birthday’, but I am slow to allow the spotlight to turn squarely onto my face. A strange confession for …