Monthly Archives: December 2010

Catastrophe and Eucatastrophe

Posted on December 9, 2010 by nathanalbright

J.R.R. Tolkien, the justly famous British scholar and fantasy author, invented the term eucatastrophe to refer to the redemption present in the greatest stories of humanity as well as the Gospel.  A eucatastrophe is a happy ending that honestly faces … Continue reading →

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On The History of Math Puzzles

Posted on December 8, 2010 by nathanalbright

Recently I read an article in the New York Times that discussed the oldest known math puzzles ever found:  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/07/science/07first.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=general.  As this particular article and finding, about Egyptian school papyri from the Middle Kingdom, deals with a few interests of … Continue reading →

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On Biblical Taxation

Posted on December 8, 2010 by nathanalbright

Yesterday evening a reader of my blog from Facebook asked a question about the biblical standard of taxation.  Though I have many friends and associates who are vocal supporters of various anti-tax movements, I do not myself tend to participate … Continue reading →

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Far From The Maddening Crowd: A Musing on Voids

Posted on December 8, 2010 by nathanalbright

The Chinese military writer Sun Tzu often walked eloquent (and obscurely) about the importance of voids, and about how wise generals and leaders attacked voids rather than seeking the place where an army was the strongest.  While it would seem … Continue reading →

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On Property and Entitlement

Posted on December 7, 2010 by nathanalbright

I believe that most, if not the vast majority, of people who read this blog clearly (and correctly) believe that the Bible strongly protects property rights.  After all, many of the commandments relate to “property” in some fashion.  For example, … Continue reading →

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Ironies of Wikileaks and Transparency

Posted on December 7, 2010 by nathanalbright

The last few weeks have provided a lot of hand-wringing by people about the threat of the recent wikileaks scandal on the United States and its dealings with the rest of the world by having candid and unflattering statements about … Continue reading →

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Get Out Of Our House: On Colossal Ambitions and Civics Education

Posted on December 7, 2010 by nathanalbright

Today, thanks to a ride from a friend, I was able to attend a meeting of a non-partisan civic advocacy group called Get Out Of Our House, or GOOOH for short.  (They have a website, at http://www.goooh.com, and have written … Continue reading →

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On Hanukkah: A Request For My Readers

Posted on December 6, 2010 by nathanalbright

I have noticed on my blog that one post has been viewed far often (almost three times as many) as any other article, and I’m not sure why.  My article on “Why Jesus Kept Hanukkah:  Lessons From John 10:22-30” has … Continue reading →

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A Musing on Grand Strategy

Posted on December 6, 2010 by nathanalbright

Today I would like to muse on the often neglected aspect of grand strategy, given that it is something which people look for often on this site, and thus far I only have one posting (a book review on the … Continue reading →

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What It Takes To Write A Norwich Capstone Paper

Posted on December 6, 2010 by nathanalbright

Today I saw on my blog site statistics that someone had come to this blog looking for Norwich capstone papers.  I’m not sure precisely why, but for someone to do so they would have almost certainly been students at Norwich … Continue reading →

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