by cutsinger | Dec 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’m sorry to hear you’ve been under siege once again. Your university obviously makes a conservative’s life much more difficult than I have it here in South Carolina. This is in part, however, simply the fortunate result of my rank and professional...
by cutsinger | Nov 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
Is there such a thing as an esoteric Christianity, or did Christ overcome and abolish all such distinctions? It seems to me the answer to your question is … yes! While it is true that in Christ “the middle wall of partition” has been “broken down” (Ephesians 2:14), St...
by cutsinger | Oct 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
I recently came across the following definition, apropos our discussion of holiness, and thought you would be as interested—and as chastened!—as I. It comes from Dumitru Staniloe’s book The Experience of God. I have made a few alterations in the translation. In...
by cutsinger | Sep 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
If invocation without full attention were an “insult” to God, I’m afraid all but a very few of the saints and sages would be guilty. Who of the rest of us can make it through even a short session of formal prayer without the mind wandering and having to be brought...
by cutsinger | Sep 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
Am I “content” with Schuon’s “interpretatations” of the Trinity? It seems to me your question is tantamount to asking: “Is there more than one way in which to envisage the Trinity?” And of course the answer is yes. Schuon’s interpretations, as you call them—each of...
by cutsinger | Aug 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
What do I advise you to do when it comes to linguistic politics? I suppose I would advise you to keep a low profile for now, certainly until you get your degree, and perhaps, depending on where you get a job, until you are tenured. As the great Crossett once told me,...
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