I write this essay with some hesitancy. Being reared in a Christian home and educated both theology secular philosophy, am aware of the many pitfalls when discussing ethics. We can be sure there will disagreements versions ethics as is about general. Several years ago, published A Summoned Life, which my own interpretation Golden Rule.

Life is a theological and metaphysical problem, because it constitutes the apex of the realm of being. The Aristotelian Unmoved Mover was identified with Life as the act of thinking. Christian doctrine affirms that God is triune just as Life, but here identified both with Logos and Love. The ontology of the First Principle is different in Classical metaphysics and in Trinitarian theology. The q...

among the most important jewish encounters with other cultures and civilizations, the encounter with islamic culture was, in our view, the most important. this encounter was in some aspects like their encounter with the ancient civilization, but the impacts were more valuable and constructive. under islamic rule, the jews not only had a sense of security but also enjoyed a relatively satisfacto...