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Rousseau and the Parenthood of the State, Part 2
March 22nd by Robin Phillips Comments Off
This article continues the discussion of Rousseau and the way in which the modern state was forged in the fires of his egotistical insanities....
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Rousseau and the Parenthood of the State, Part 1
March 22nd by Robin Phillips Comments Off
Rousseau is the Father of modern Totalitarianism and the guru of those who look to the State as the Supreme Parent. Yet he was also an egotist of extreme proportions and one of the greatest hypocrites the world...
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Muslims Aim at Reconquering Spain
March 15th by Robin Phillips Comments Off
It took Christendom 700 years to regain and repopulate their lands in Spain and the rest of the Iberian Peninsula after the Muslims invaded in the 8th century. Now Muslims aim at reconquering Spain - a project ...
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From Revivalism to Secularism (Evangelicalism and Secularism part 3)
March 7th by Robin Phillips 1 Comment
In the 19th and 20th century, a new type of 'secularism' emerged as evangelicals began reviewing culture as an autonomous organism independent of any religious moorings. American culture was becoming secularize...
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Republicanizing the American Religion (Evangelicalism and Secularism part 2)
March 7th by Robin Phillips Comments Off
In 18th century, evangelical Christianity became virtually indistinguishable from the political ideals of republicanism, setting the stage for a complete redefinition of the secular....
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From ‘Christ of Culture’ to ‘Christ Against Culture’ (Evangelicalism and Secularism part 1)
March 7th by Robin Phillips Comments Off
Using Niebuhr's categories on the relationship between Christ and culture, we find that the move to accommodate Christ to culture has a curious knack for leaving Christ pitted against culture. This is the first...
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Freedom of Health: Does Uncle Sam Own Your Body?
February 2nd by Robin Phillips 2 Comments
Watch out for the Food Police! New laws are now threatening the freedoms that Americans enjoy to make their own health decisions....
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Review of Dawn Treader Movie
January 6th by Robin Phillips Comments Off
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is probably the slowest of all Lewis’ Narnia books, yet it is the richest and the most subtle. The attempt to generate a blockbuster hit out of the story remains painfully embar...
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The Magi, the Massacre and Herod the Horrible
December 29th by Robin Phillips Comments Off
The Massacre of the Innocents remains Herod the Great's most enduring crime. Yet it was only one in a career littered with similar brutalities. In this article I explore the history of Herod and his family and ...
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The Aliveness of All Things: The Passionate Intellect of Dorothy Sayers
December 23rd by Robin Phillips Comments Off
A true polymath, Dorothy Sayers is remembered today as a novelist, scholar, essayist, poet, advertiser, theologian, literary critic, journalist, scholar, playwright, translator and Christian apologist. Yet her ...
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