Tag: Philosophy

Choosing Evil – Ep. 6 – Therapeutic Theology Series

In Therapeutic Theology Series, Therapeutic Theology Series, Thinking with Somebody Else's Head
Our modern world, often driven more by reason and logic than by faith and revelation, has few answers for the mysteries that more spiritual leanings point to as evidence of God. Where the scientific materialists advocate for blind, pitiless indifference to explain the development process of life and the universe, other scientists are seeing unmistakeable
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Metaphysics and the Empty Promise of AI

In Thinking with Somebody Else's Head
Maybe, like me when I first moved to Brazil, you have the idea that metaphysics is a kind of woo-woo field of study. That part of the bookstore with titles like Find Your Soulmate through Channelling, or Unlocking Your Invisible Power. True metaphysics, though, is a branch of philosophy that deals with what's beyond the physical.
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Therapy for the World Series: Ep.2 – The Terrible Trap of Inversion

In Therapy for the World, Thinking with Somebody Else's Head
Inversion. It’s a recent 20th century discovery by the brilliant Brazilian psychoanalyst and social scientist, Dr. Norberto Keppe. 1977 to be precise. So, if you hear about our modern inversion of values, you can be sure that’s come into today’s lexicon because of years of effort from Keppe and his team, who work tirelessly to
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Ep. 10 – The Problem with Atheism

In Modern Relevance of God, Thinking with Somebody Else's Head
Can God and science exist together? I think that’s a fundamental question. I’ve heard some of the more vocal scientists proclaiming that a belief in God is the sign of a weak mind. Well, one thing I’ve discovered: the deeper I delve into the theological and philosophical knowledge, the more I encounter rather brilliant minds,
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Under Control of Evil

In Thinking with Somebody Else's Head
I’m Richard Lloyd Jones, and this is Thinking with Somebody Else’s Head. In Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Ferdinand, in desperation at the terrible plight of ship and crew, cries out, “Hell is empty and all the devils are here!” And looking around at our situation today, it wouldn’t be difficult to reach the same conclusion. Except that
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The Energy of Virtue

In Thinking with Somebody Else's Head
Welcome to Thinking with Somebody Else’s Head, I’m Richard Lloyd Jones. A couple of thousand years ago, a consideration of virtue was part of everyday, common discourse. The Greeks gave considerable attention to virtue, culminating in Aristotle’s influential writings on moral and intellectual virtues. Before him, Confucius proposed personal virtue as the way to a good life. The Bible
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Freedom and Leadership – Highlights Version

In Thinking with Somebody Else's Head
This week on Thinking with Somebody Else's Head, the first in a 2-part series on leadership. And not a superficial treatment either. But a deep investigation into what it means to be a true leader here in the 21st Century. Gone are the old values we once held so high, like charisma and conviction and
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