Anger is universally recognized as an extremely dangerous emotion. Two thousand years ago the Stoic philosopher Seneca the Younger lamented, “No plague has cost the human race so dear” (“On Anger,” 1.2). The Jewish psychiatrist … AngerRead more
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Envy: The Thoroughly Nasty Sin
Henry Fairlie wrote, “Envy is the one Deadly Sin to which no one readily confesses.”[1] Why is this so? Pride is the root of all sins, and yet it can have a positive meaning and … Envy: The Thoroughly Nasty SinRead more
C.S. Lewis, Till We Have Faces Chapter 2
Chapter 2 of Till We Have Faces, the subject of the third of my reflections on Lewis’s novel, contains three important developments. We learn more about the Fox’s beliefs. Psyche is born. The first … C.S. Lewis, Till We Have Faces Chapter 2Read more
A Semester with C.S. Lewis’s Till We Have Faces (Introduction)
One of the privileges and pleasures of teaching at a classical Christian school like Cair Paravel Latin School (www.cpls.org) is working with a wonderful faculty. This semester for faculty development we are all reading … A Semester with C.S. Lewis’s Till We Have Faces (Introduction)Read more
