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The Wellspring of Western Values

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To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Who could have imagined that followers of Jesus would owe a debt of gratitude to Friederick Nietzsche? That particular German philosopher, after all, has long been regarded as one of history’s arch-atheists.  Nietzsche (1844-1900) was the intellectual who popularized the phrase “God is dead” – and then challenged his fellow nonbelievers… Read more »

The Tide of Faith

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To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. The memory of a visit to a rocky English shoreline inspired one of the 19th century’s most famous poems. In Dover Beach, published in 1867, the British poet Matthew Arnold declares that belief in God is slowly but surely fading away.  The old assurances about divine care in this world and blissful life… Read more »