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Dr. Norman Geisler responds to the “Story of Suzie”

Posted by David Mendez in Apologetics, Culture Watch, Dangerous Ideas, Philosophy on 21 Jan 2011 | 1 Comment

From The Christian Post An atheist known for satirical videos on Christianity recently released an update to “The Story of Suzie” video, which depicts Christians as delusional for praying to God for help amid tragedies. The animated video features a devout religious character named Suzie who sees divine love and intervention everywhere while the narrator suggests…

Thomistic Reflections on the Psychology of Love

Posted by David Mendez in aquinas, Conferences, Life of Thomas, Things of Interest, Thomism on 17 Jan 2011 | No comments

From: http://theologyphilosophycentre.co.uk/ Aquinas Lecture 2011 ‘If Love It Is…’: Thomistic Reflections on the Psychology of Love Michael Sherwin, OP (University of Fribourg, Switzerland) Wednesday 26 January 2011 5.00pm The Aquinas Institute Blackfriars Oxford Further Information from vivian.boland@eng[email protected] Download the event poster here.   Posted: January 17th, 2011 Permalink Announcements, Events  

New Book: The Logic of Desire – Aquinas on Emotion

Posted by David Mendez in aquinas, Books & Bookstores, Books and Reviews, Life of Thomas, Philosophy, Theology, Thomism on 13 Jan 2011 | No comments

Nicholas E. Lombardo , O.P. The Logic of Desire Aquinas on Emotion http://cuapress.cua.edu/BOOKS/viewbook.cfm?Book=lold When Thomas Aquinas completed his Treatise on the Passions, it was likely the longest sustained discussion of the emotions ever written. His influence on medieval and early modern philosophy was enormous, overshadowing every other medieval author on the topic of emotion. Although…

Why do I have to study math and how does this relate to a pursuit of truth?

Posted by David Mendez in Bible, Culture Watch, Exegesis, Metaphysics, Philosophy, Things of Interest, Thinking, Truth on 22 Dec 2010 | 2 Comments

I think that if we are going to “win this world” over to God’s kingdom and be relevant again, we need start rediscovering our heritage in the treasure trove of wisdom and knowledge and ask simple questions such as, “Why do I need to know this?” I think that we would be surprised to find out how important these questions are. Even more and with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, this search for truth will lead us to God himself. For as Arthur Holmes once wrote, “All truth is God-truth.”

The Literal American Idol- When a cult gets too hizzot to hazandle

Posted by David Mendez in Cults Watch, Culture Watch, Dangerous Ideas on 09 Sep 2006 | No comments

I must congratulate Jose Luis de Jesus for being the first aberrational leader to put a video and a pretty face to a dangerous cult. I guess that in the marketing age we live in, where image reigns and soundbytes serve, it would be only logical to promote these dangerous ideas through these mediums. Although…