Monthly Archives: September 2009

Sports and Ineffability

Posted on September 18, 2009 by PH

We began James’ discussion of Mysticism yesterday. A student emailed me this comment: Do you think Willie Mays is an official Gator now that he an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from SFSU? I thought you would have been … Continue reading →

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Religion and culture

Posted on September 15, 2009 by PH

This post from Andrew Sullivan’s blog reminded me of a discussion in class today about the similarities between religions. Sullivan quotes from a blog by Thoreau (no not that one): In a report on Indonesia, the Economist makes the interesting … Continue reading →

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The always provocative Penn Jillette

Posted on September 4, 2009 by PH

Penn (of Penn & Teller) on the difference between an agnostic and an atheist.

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Six degrees with Winance

Posted on September 1, 2009 by PH

I mentioned that there was a “six degrees” story about myself and Fr. Winance (look under Convent Blog). Many, many decades ago, a young man attended Pomona College where he met Fr. Winance. Fr. Winance was teaching a class at … Continue reading →

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