The cyclopes are commonly thought of as a race of one-eyed giants. This description, however, can be doubly misleading. Firstly, the cyclopes do not belong to the race of gigantes proper, being “gigantic” only in the sense of being physically large and in the sense of...
A link to the audio version of this article can be found at the end. The social evolution of the internet is still in its very early stages. While excitement may focus on AI and virtual reality, it may be through social forms and structures that the internet produces...
Jordan Peterson has repeatedly stressed the fact that we should set our own house in order before criticizing the world. To effect any kind of positive change, you have to start small and build your competence up the hierarchy. The world is an extremely complex...
In struggling to expand on my introduction to the Bestiary in an understandable, yet relatively brief fashion, I have realized that the most effective way to do so would be with reference to Jonathan Pageau’s “Cosmic Image.” Here, we find a worthy effort to show the...
In his book The Experience of God: Being, Consciousness, Bliss, Orthodox theologian David Bentley Hart explains very elegantly the relationship between Being and Intelligibility. Hart relies on philosophical argumentation as well as a multiplicity of traditions that...
One hundred men stand solemnly in a perfect circle around the fire. All eyes are focused on the single man. He is about 40, a tall and athletic viking of a man. He is called forward, and is blessed and anointed by the elder. In this ritual, he is to share a commitment...
