Smith, Bourdieu and Yoder on Postlapsarian Morality

The paper I’m presenting at the “Adam Smith as a Theologian” Conference is entitled “On Not Over- or Underestimating the Fall: Prospects for a Moral Economy in Smith, Bourdieu and Yoder.” I’m about half-way through, but decided to go ahead and start posting some of the sections. Here’s the introduction:
“The realization of a moral economy [...]

The Dugg

Virginia Military Institute, my maternal grandfather’s alma mater, has a men’s basketball coach named Duggar Baucom. That is all. Oh, and he has a very thick neck.

Ricoeur on Prophetic Politics

I’m currently doing some research on the social uses of the concepts “sin” and “Fall,” and have been led to the early work of the French phenomenologist Paul Ricoeur. Currently I’m reading his Symbolism of Evil (1960). This is my first encounter with Ricoeur’s writing and so far I’ve found him fascinating. As phenomenologists go [...]

Alba Rising

My lovely Scottish schools, St Andrews and Edinburgh Universities, were featured today in a NY Times article. It’s about why there are so many of us Americans over here ($$$).

Quote(s) of the Day

On my way to school I came across the following passage from Yoder. It made me laugh, but I realize I’m a total nerd.
“To deny Jesus Christ today would mean being secularist, an agnostic, or an atheist, claiming in one way or another that there is not, or that there is no way to talk [...]