This originally appeared in my Substack. Do humans have a unique purpose? The Bible wrestles with this question. In the first creation account (Genesis 1:1-2:4), God first states the intention to create humans in God’s “image” … [Continue reading] about Our Purpose: The Desire for Meaning is our Strength and Weakness
Israel, South Africa, and Divestment
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Searching for Meaning
This post originally appeared in my Substack. Perhaps nobody is as closely associated with the idea that human beings need a sense of meaning to thrive than Viktr Frankl. Frankl was a relatively young Austrian psychoanalyst … [Continue reading] about Searching for Meaning
Is it Antisemitic (part 2)?
This originally appeared in my Substack. A few weeks ago I sketched a framework for discussing antisemitism. In that post, I made two primary points: (1) that “antisemitism” is often too broad, vague, and value-laden a term to be useful in … [Continue reading] about Is it Antisemitic (part 2)?
Is it Anti-Semitic?
This originally appeared in Substack. I post all of my content from Substack to this blog after about two weeks. To stay more current on these posts, subscribe here. Growing up in one of the few Jewish families in suburban … [Continue reading] about Is it Anti-Semitic?