Monthly Archives: December 2008

Work and Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2008 by adeolumen

What is your habit of thinking about work?  Something one does to make money? That is the question raised by Dorothy Sayers, Oxford colleague of Tolkien and Lewis, and it also the question addressed here in A Mother’s Work: A … Continue reading →

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Stop the Presses!

Posted on December 22, 2008 by adeolumen

Pete Wehner recently responded to Mark Helprin’s assertion in the Wall Street Journal that George W. Bush has made us more vulnerable by incompetently prosecuting two wars.  Both perspectives are worth careful consideration. For those who have decided long ago … Continue reading →

Posted in Frontline Leadership, Terrorism, Worldview | 2 Comments

Pluralism and Secularism revisited

Posted on December 22, 2008 by adeolumen

In a comment on this post, a regular reader and commenter (Julie) made an important point about defining the idea secularism properly.  She stated: [Secularism] does not say that religious ideas are invalid or unwelcome in public, but that they … Continue reading →

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Past is Prologue

Posted on December 20, 2008 by adeolumen

President James Madison famously observed in 1822, “A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both.” Thanks to today’s 24-hour news cycle spanning digital … Continue reading →

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Inching Towards Pluralism

Posted on December 19, 2008 by adeolumen

Ken Woodward’s book review of Beyond Tolerance by Gustav Niebuhr is itself a window into the challenges of pluralism.  Is it just me, or is the tone of the review a bit condescending? I don’t want to be judgmental myself, … Continue reading →

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Pluralism and Patience

Posted on December 17, 2008 by adeolumen

Pete Wehner reminds us that part of a pluralistic approach to leadership that involves many voices for input includes the delicate task of knowing when to assert one’s own perspective, and when to defer, even as the leader. Pete’s article … Continue reading →

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Pretty Cool

Posted on December 17, 2008 by adeolumen

Big shout out to Hugh Hewitt for running my email to him. For those who don’t know, his book In But Not Of inspired me to create this blog.

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Pluralism and Islam

Posted on December 16, 2008 by adeolumen

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross has written a very worthwhile read for Review of Faith and International Affairs entitled “The Role of Consensus in the Contemporary Struggle for Islam.”  I have long wondered how much is taking place in the Islamic world to … Continue reading →

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Digging Deep with Thomas Sowell

Posted on December 16, 2008 by adeolumen

A few more thoughts on the concept of pluralism before we start to tie some threads together. One of the fundamentals of pluralism is that it begins with a premise that there are fundamental conflicts of vision about reality, human … Continue reading →

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Obama's Vision of Transformation?

Posted on December 12, 2008 by adeolumen

While the details about Obama’s vision for America have largely been shrouded under big concepts like change and hope, discerning and savvy observers like Charles Krauthammer provide keen insights for those of us playing at home: Obama was quite serious … Continue reading →

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