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Most recent journal
Journal of 9/14/07. Wondering about the elements in the Muslim fanatic.
Most recent letters
August 4, 2007. Letter to the White County News contesting Rev. John Hagee's assertion that "bible-believing" Christians must support the state of Israel in its conflict with the Palestinians. Published 8/9/07.
March 27, 2007. Letter to White County (GA) News concerning the teaching of the bible to public high school students. Special emphasis on the morality of Abraham with regard to the attempted sacrifice of his son. Published 4/19/07.
March 15, 2007 Letter to White County (GA) News suggesting that homosexuality is a miracle of God to mitigate the sexual excesses of a heterosexual world.
Published 3/15/07Most recent essay
Sagan and Kant. (9/9/07 9/9/07 9/9/07). Kantian response to Sagan's criticism of Kants moral "proof" of the existence of God.Selected Essays:
Essays on Paul's Thinking
(Especially in his letter to the Romans)
Every Christian thinker must come to grips with this powerful expression of Paul's conception of the meaning of Jesus' life and the conception of the Christian life. I present here a group of essays on this letter which represent the development of my own understanding of Paul's thinking and conception. See also Liberty of the Gentile Christian.
These are a few of the experiences with God's kingdom that I have sought to transcribe for the benefit of students of Wesley and fellow Christians. These attest to my conviction that God's work is revealed in the flesh, somewhat as an incarnation, and indeed almost as some snapshots of God's work, at least to the extent that it is manifested to the consciousness of one of the more lowly of his blessed servants, Philip.
Here, much in the spirit of the German reformer, Martin Luther, I post some propositions and assertions which I am prepared to defend against challenges. These reflect Wesleyan principles and my growing conception of man as the image of God, i.e., as both sovereign and communally oriented. July 19, 1997
to the Editor of the Wesleyan Christian Advocate
(and to others on the general subject of the authority of the Christian conscience and the completion of the Protestant Reformation with respect to the Gentile Christian, and with particular reference to a so-called question of homosexuality)
In this section will be found entries to my journal (or Konzeptbuch) constituting my musing on matters of interest The entries are presented in order of date. A brief synopsis is usually given for each day. These journals ramble considerably and are quite repetitive. The writer finds it helpful to write out his thoughts in this journal in a sort of "homing in" onto the concept of current interest. Reviewing these journals reveals the state of mind of the writer at that moment.
Essays Under Constructi on and In Process
To contact the author, please e-mail: pmr**mindspring.com (note: the ** must be replaced by @)
The reader interested in studies on and about Kant may wish to peruse the site of Stephen Palmquist and also the links of Werner Pluhar.
Philip and Yasuko at their new home in Northeast Georgia, August, 2007