This essay, by Dr. Andy F. Sanders of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, is a response to the column by Phil Clayton on “Emergence, Supervenience, and Personal Knowledge” which appeared this past Friday (2001.11.09) on Metanexus. Dr Andy F. Sanders is Associate Professor in the Philosophy of Religion at the Faculty of Theology…
Introduction With the rapidly expanding field of research exploring religious and spiritual phenomena, there have been many perspectives regarding the validity, importance, relevance, and need for such research. There is also the ultimate issue of how such research should be interpreted with regard to epistemological questions. The best way to evaluate this field is to…
The author engages himself in a conversation on the conundrum of how it can be that (a) Evil exists, and yet (b) God is beneficent, and (c) God is omnipotent.
Like millions of others I succumb to peer pressure when it comes to seeing movies: Not just the media and reviews, but a goodly number of friends exert subtle pressure on me to see the movies I decide to see, and Avatar was no exception. I did not regret the three hours of my life,…
This is a book of problems without answers—at least not yet. The central thesis is that Jewish philosophy can no longer be done as it has been for the past two centuries.1 I will begin by stating what modern Jewish philosophy is and then explain why it has failed. This argument will constitute the majority…
Artist Statement I wish to bridge the perceived gap between logical, materialistic analysis and intuitive, mystical experience. My directive as an artist is to engage and communicate the meaning that lies before our eyes, and yet we do not see. I attempt to point to the ‘numinous’, which is characterized by the quintessential qualities of…