Book Reviews

Table of Contents: 1. Brief Overview 2. Key Points/Summary 3. Problemata 1: Is there a teleological suspension of the ethical? 4. Problemata 2: Is there an absolute duty to God? 5. Problemata 3: Was it ethically defensible of Abraham to conceal his purpose from Sarah, from Eleazar, from Isaac?

EFFECTIVE SUMMARY Alfie Kohn in his work ‘Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A’s, Praise and Other Bribes’, shines a light on how our school systems and parenting have holistically shaped our entire capitalist workforce, and vice versa. The main features which the b…

Works of Love explicates the characteristics of love described in scripture from both the Old and New Testament. For the most part, inspiration for the entire book is solely based on two references: * 1 Corinthians 13: (“love…bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things…”) * Leviticus…

“If you want to gain control of pain, open up this blessed book and enter deep within it. Its wealth of philosophy will bring you to see with ease all the future, the present, and the past, and you will see that joy and distress have no more power than

I was quite surprised at how much I learnt from this very small book, and almost taken aback by the broad and real vision which Schemann brings to everything our Orthodox church does. This book refreshes and admonishes our modern church through its holistic explanations of the sacraments. And at

BOOK REVIEW: Plato’s ‘The Republic’ “We must learn not to hold our hurts and waste our time crying, like children who’ve bumped themselves, but to train our mind to cure our ills and rectify our lapses as soon as it can, banishing sorrow by healing it.” This is

‘Joyous Science’: that implies the Saturnalia of a spirit which has patiently withstood a long, terrible pressure – patiently, strictly, coldly, without submitting, but without hope – and which is now suddenly overcome with hope, the hope of health, the giddiness of recovery. - Friedrich Nietzsch…

“Jesus truly embodies the epitome of masculinity. He exemplifies praus, a Greek term often translated as meekness, which fails to convey the deeper meaning of “strength under control.” Namely, Jesus was not weak. Rather, He is the perfect example of power and restraint. Therefore, it’s time for us to shed