Post Tagged 'francis beckwith'

April 19, 2012

How Some Courts and Legal Theorists Misrepresent the Rational Status of Religious Beliefs

While preparing for a book chapter on the topic of political philosophy and religious beliefs, Francis Beckwith “read and reread scores of court cases and academic monographs.” What he discovered is that judges and legal theorists are often embarrassingly ignorant about the rational status of religious beliefs: Continue Reading...

February 19, 2010

Politics for Christians

Francis Beckwith is back with another book. He has written Politics for Christians: Statecraft as Soulcraft. I’ve not yet had a chance to read it, but this may be the book people have been asking me for as a follow-up to The End of Secularism. Continue Reading...

November 03, 2006

Appreciating Academic Genius

First Francis Beckwith and now this: Indiana Jones has been denied tenure (HT: Urban Onramps). This is outrageous. I note especially the committee’s disregard for Jones’ work in discovering the Ark of the Covenant and the Holy Grail. Continue Reading...