This lecture course by Professor Robert C. Solomon of the University of Texas explores existentialism and the leading writers and philosophers who have been associated with this philosophical movement.
Professor Roochnik delivers lectures on ancient Greek philosophy, beginning with the work of Thales of Miletus and ending with the achievements of Aristotle. He examines the influence of the Greeks on modern Western philosophy, as well as the philosophical value of their work.
For most of his life, journalist Philip Yancey struggled with faith, particularly with the basic facets of Christianity. Searching for a need for God, Yancey traveled to ten different tragic locations, including where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, the site of the Virginia Tech massacre, and an Alcoholics Anonymous convention. What he found profoundly changed the way he viewed God and religion in general.
Presents an account of the fallout Mary Mapes experienced following the CBS news report on President George W. Bush's dereliction of his National Guard duty, and chronicles how the public's right to know is being threatened by an alliance of politicians, news organizations, bloggers, and corporate America.
Examines the horrors of genocide in Rwanda, where 800,000 people of an ethnic minority were exterminated in one hundred days.
Dr. Johnson discloses his deeply personal journey of faith. He investigates the plausibility of God's existence and explores the significance of Jesus of Nazareth.
A pioneering neuroscientist reveals the reasons for chronic loneliness--which he defines an unrecognized syndrome--and brings it out of the shadow of its cousin, depression.
Nine-year-old Andy enjoys the summer of 1944 on his grandparents' farm near Port William, Ky., until his Uncle Andrew is murdered. Fifty years later, he looks back to that fateful day that forever changed his life.
"[This book] weaves Biblical teaching, popular culture, science, scholarship, and spiritual practice into a tour de force that shows the necessity of profound changes in how we view our lives and faith. In an era when many Christians consider Jesus a beloved but remote savior, [the author] argues ... for the relevance of God to every aspect of our existence."--Jacket.
Cat and Dog Theology contain four 1 hour lectures discussing the difference between a God-centered theology and a people-centered theology.
An analysis of the classic work Confessions by St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430). Includes Roman history and Christian controversries at the time and background for understanding the book. Also discusses its ongoing usefulness and how it may serve as a guide despite the obvious diffrence between Augustine's world and ours.
A course of 24 lectures on ethics espoused by the great thinkers of ancient Greece and Rome, presented of Luke Timothy Johnson, Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at Emory University's Candler School of Theology.
