“The Tao, which others may call Natural Law or Traditional Morality or the First Principles of Practical Reason or the First Platitudes, is not one among a series of possible systems of value. It is the sole source of all value judgments.”
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Who is Practical Logos? Part 1
My name is Hunter, co-founder of Practical Logos. I had the idea to start this site because I spend a majority of mental free time pondering theology, philosophy, and other various intellectual topics that I am frankly unqualified to speak on. However, I love to study these topics and discuss them with whomever will listen.…
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Why Should Christians Care about Philosophy?
This is a fair question. After all, we have the Bible, the greatest source of Wisdom ever written that was inspired by God Himself. So why should we read Aristotle or Plato or the Stoics or any other non-Christian philosopher. They were after all Pagans and Gentiles. Well, I have personally found great wisdom and…
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Demonology: Part 4: Closing Thoughts on Demonic Origins
Over the last several posts we have analyzed the biblical, apocryphal, and historical positions on demonic origins. We have shown that the biblical text is largely silent on the topic, but it does support or at least oblige the claims made in the apocryphal text of 1 Enoch. Finally, we surveyed the opinions of early…
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Saint Irenaeus and The Number of the Beast
The other day I was diving into a rabbit hole of ancient civilizations that led me to ponder the similarities between Nephilim and the Titans of Greek mythology. Both are half-divine and half-human and both are presented as giants. They also seem to originate from the same part of the Ancient Near East. That’s a…