Tag Archives: authority

Book Review: Erin’s Blood Royal

Posted on November 3, 2020 by nathanalbright

Erin’s Blood Royal: The Gaelic Noble Dynasties Of Ireland, by Peter Berresford Ellis This is a fascinating book for several reasons. Among the reasons is that the place of the Irish nobility within Irish society has been a contentious one, … Continue reading →

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Turning The Box Inside Out

Posted on October 31, 2020 by nathanalbright

There are some parts of the world that appear to continually be problems for nations seeking to expand their control into peripheral regions. For example, the Scottish lowlands and Ulster have long been difficult regions to pacify and control in … Continue reading →

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On Earth As It Is In Heaven

Posted on October 21, 2020 by nathanalbright

One of the aspects of divine reproduction in mankind that is of importance is the way that God has sought to create things on earth the way that they are in heaven. This particular area of the Bible has a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Art Of Being Governed

Posted on September 29, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Art Of Being Governed: Everyday Politics In Late Imperial China, by Michael Szonyi This author explores something that I would like to read a lot more of and that is a seldom-discussed area (at least in my purview) regarding … Continue reading →

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The Prince Of Ezekiel 45 and 46

Posted on September 20, 2020 by nathanalbright

[Note: This is the prepared text of a sermon given to the Dalles congregation of the United Church of God on the Feast of Trumpets, Sabbath, September 19, 2020.  Slightly edited, the message was given at the Feast of Tabernacles … Continue reading →

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Exploring Why The Personal Is Political And Vice Versa

Posted on September 19, 2020 by nathanalbright

One of the common statements that is made by people, especially those of an activist persuasion, is that the personal is the political. One of the aspects that makes politics so contentious and so fierce, regardless of one’s worldview, is … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Just The Arguments

Posted on September 16, 2020 by nathanalbright

Just The Arguments:  100 Of The Most Important Arguments In Western Philosophy, edited by Michael Bruce and Steven Barbone This is not quite as good a book as the authors think it is.  That is not say it is a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Free At Last: A Documentary History Of Slavery, Freedom, And The Civil War

Posted on September 12, 2020 by nathanalbright

Free At Last: A Documentary History Of Slavery, Freedom, And The Civil War, edited by Ira Berlin, Barbara J. Fields, Steven F. Miller, Joseph P. Reidy, And Leslie S. Rowland This was a fascinating book, and reading this book is … Continue reading →

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On The Relationship Between Epistemology And Authority

Posted on September 6, 2020 by nathanalbright

Some time ago I wrote a post that dealt with the epistemological issues of scripture that came about when a sermon speaker explicitly mentioned the subject of epistemology in his message [1]. Yesterday, though, at services, the two messages both … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Hitler’s Bureaucrats

Posted on September 1, 2020 by nathanalbright

Hitler’s Bureaucrats:  The Nazi Security Police And The Banality Of Evil, by Yaacov Lozowick This book is really centered on demonstrating to the reader (and perhaps to the writer as well) how it is that the documents of the Nazi … Continue reading →

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