A Modern Ancient Story
Here are preliminary portions of my book A Modern Ancient Story, in first draft. I welcome any questions, clarifications, disagreements, or thoughts on how to improve any of the items below (cjbarrigar@sympatico.ca). A note to readers: in order to keep footnotes to a minimum for non-academic readers, references are provided at the end of each chapter.
Short Overview (1 page, single-spaced)
Introduction (5 1/2 pages, single-spaced)
Chapter 4: Knowing God Through Reason (48 pages, 1.5 spacing)
Chapter 11: The Unified Story (prelimary portion) (6 pages, 1.5 spacing)
Welcome to my blog…
This blogsite is structured a bit different than others. Rather than offering brief commentary on various topics of current interest (as do most blogs), this blogsite is more a repository for my various articles, some old, some new, on a range of topics which I’ve divided into the three categories below. I look forward to your comments, critical or appreciative (or both!), on any of the articles below, as well as to any discussions that may ensue between us. You can comment by clicking on the ‘Leave a Comment’ balloons below, or email me: cjbarrigar@sympatico.ca. (For more about ‘yours truly’, click on the About button to the top right of this page).
Society (Religion, Science, Ethics, etc.)
Freedom of Speech: Two Western Traditions in Conflict (PDF)
Introductory Texts in Moral Philosophy: A Review Essay (PDF)
Jurgen Habermas: The Inimical Necessity of Religion for Modernity (MSWord)
The Place of Religion in School: A Brief Submitted to Quebec’s ‘Commission on Reasonable Accomodation’ (MSWord)
Karl Barth and Amartya Sen on Human Freedom (MSWord)
Faith Seeking Understanding
Ministry and Mission
What is Christian Mission? (MSWord file)
Lay Eucharistic Presidency (MSWord)
Reflections on the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) (MSWord)
Reflections on the Anglican Church of North America (ACNA) (MSWord)
