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December 2013

December 11, 2013

Our “Elf on the Shelf” Has Good Taste

On Monday morning, we awoke to find our "Elf on the Shelf" elf doing some...

December 06, 2013

Lit Review: George and Wolfe “Natural Law and Public Reason” #rawlsreligion

NOTE: This is a research note as I compile my literature review. Robert George and...

December 03, 2013

Atheism, Relativism, and Morality #rawlsreligion

Rawls says that atheism is one view that Bodin could not abide. For Bodin, atheism...

November 2013

November 16, 2013

“My religion is of interest only to me…”

"My religion is of interest only to me, as its various phases and how they...

October 2013

October 02, 2013

Atheist or Agnostic?

Today, I am writing on Atheism, Jean Bodin, and John Rawls. I bet you are...

September 2013

September 12, 2013

What is Religious Freedom? A Brief Response

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced yesterday that it was initiating an...

July 2013

July 05, 2013

Influence of Jean Bodin on Rawls #rawlsreligion

Rawls wrote in "On My Religion" that one of the texts on religions which has...

June 2013

June 11, 2013

“…they depict God as a monster moved solely by God’s own power and glory….” #rawlsreligion

Following his experiences in World War II, John Rawls more and more moved away from...

May 2013

May 23, 2013

The Holocaust and Losing Faith in Christianity. #rawlsreligion

I started writing a while back about John Rawls and his journey away from a...

March 2013

March 19, 2013

Galston’s Response to A Brief Inquiry #rawlsreligion

William Galston's response to A Brief Inquiry Into the Meaning of Faith and Sin (Rawls...

March 02, 2013

Losing faith during war. #rawlsreligion

While it is often said that there are "no atheists in foxholes," the experience of...

February 2013

February 27, 2013

Losing My Religion: REM and Rawls #rawlsreligion

Right now, I am writing about John Rawls and his loss of orthodox Christian faith...

February 26, 2013

How much must we account for the complexity of religious pluralism in political philosophy? #rawlsreligion

Note: This is the rough start to a larger treatment of this issue. In the...

February 25, 2013

Bibliography #rawlsreligion

This page will serve as a bibliography/works cited page for my dissertation project posts. It...

February 25, 2013

Towards an Exegesis of Rawls and Religion: An Introduction to #rawlsreligion

The treatment of religion in the philosophy of John Rawls has been a focus of...

February 21, 2013

Dissertation Drive: I could use your help!

Dear friends, I am at a crossroads. After finishing the campaign, I left Casper College....