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Tag Archives: authority
Book Review: Erin’s Blood Royal
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
Turning The Box Inside Out
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
Posted in International Relations, Middle East, Musings
Tagged authority, legitimacy
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On Earth As It Is In Heaven
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
Posted in Bible, Biblical History, Christianity, Church of God, History, Musings
Tagged authority, divine providence, legitimacy, Una Natura
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Book Review: The Art Of Being Governed
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
The Prince Of Ezekiel 45 and 46
[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
Exploring Why The Personal Is Political And Vice Versa
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
Book Review: Just The Arguments
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
Book Review: Free At Last: A Documentary History Of Slavery, Freedom, And The Civil War
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
Posted in American Civil War, American History, Book Reviews, History
Tagged authority, freedom, legitimacy, slavery
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On The Relationship Between Epistemology And Authority
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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Tagged authority, legitimacy, philosophy, prophecy
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Book Review: Hitler’s Bureaucrats
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