Tag: England
#10 Story of 2020: Farewell to Gertrude Himmelfarb
It is comforting to know that Himmelfarb never lost her intellectual acuity or her moral passion on the subject.
Against the Tide: Oxford’s John Lennox Describes Kinship with C. S. Lewis
“I owe him an immense amount because although he wasn’t a scientist, he understood science. He understood the implications and the philosophy of science.”
The Education of Mark Studdock in That Hideous Strength
Mark is lured away from his teaching position at Bracton College to become part of the massive research effort known as the N.I.C.E.
The Main Argument of The Abolition of Man
Lewis foresees a class of men called “the Conditioners.” The Conditioners have “seen through” all attempts to ground behaviour in any ultimate truth.
Remembering Our Friend Jon Buell, Intelligent Design’s “Matchmaker”
If others have been hailed as the “father of intelligent design” (Michael Behe) or the “godfather” (Phillip Johnson), then Jon Buell was the “matchmaker.”