Theology

Originalism and Ancient Rabbinic Exegesis

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“Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the transmission of fire.” (Gustav Mahler, 1860 – 1911) The first official prayer in America’s newly-constituted Continental Congress took place in September 1774. Through this event, Congress firmly emphasized the religious ethos of America’s founding. In particular, primacy and honour was accorded to the 3,000 year-old Hebrew scriptures

Hadley Arkes 2024 Norton Lectures at SBTS

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Video Recordings of the Norton Lectures Delivered by JWI Co-Director Prof. Hadley Arkes at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, October 8-9, 2024. Lecture I: The Enduring Rediscovery: The Polis as a Moral Association Lecture II: On Aristotle and Political Science as the “Architectonic Science” Lecture III: The American Founding and Natural Theology – And a

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