This originally appeared on my Substack. Over the years, I have offered scores of first-year college students advice. I have encouraged them to clarify their goals; to create long term plans; to think strategically about what they want … [Continue reading] about What Should I Take?
Our Purpose: The Desire for Meaning is our Strength and Weakness
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
This was originally published on my Substack. To receive future posts as they come out, right to your mailbox, please consider subscribing. The narrative is sometimes implicit, but often explicit, and often runs … [Continue reading] about Israel, South Africa, and Divestment
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)?