In yesterday’s post, I pointed out how Dante’s Paradise helps one see the primacy of love. The arete of love is eternal, while all of the records, championships, trophies and praise in sport will pass away. In this final post, I will address the implications that the eternal love of God, to which Dante points…

In yesterday’s post, I argued that a broader measure of athletic excellence is necessary. Philosophic reflection and theological insight both suggest that an accurate assessment of arete must be done against an eternal horizon. Dante’s Paradise is particularly valuable in revealing that horizon. In short, in light of eternity, our loves – both inside sport…

These posts conclude a series – done over several years – which examines how Dante’s Divine Comedy sheds light on the world of sport. The first post used the Inferno to illuminate the nature and place of courage in sport. The second post used Dante to examine the doctrine of Purgatory and the implications it…

This excerpt from (Excerpted from the concluding chapter of Ron Highfield, The Christian University & The Academic Establishment. Sulis Academic Press, 2025, pp. 195-203. Reprinted with the permission of the author and publisher. To download the full chapter and read the Table of Contents, go to the publisher page for The Christian University.)Book Excerpt from…

Christian universities and colleges that accept non-Christian students, which is the majority of Christian universities, always face the challenge of loving our non-Christian neighbors sacrificially while remaining faithful to our love for God (and by extension the institution’s Christian mission). The reason why doing both is so difficult stems from a common human reality: We…

Recently, a colleague shared a question with me that he often discusses with his students during the first days of the semester. "Do you think Adam knew how to make a guitar?" It is a fun question to ponder, and to listen to students ponder. But, beyond the novelty of the pondering, I think this…

On June 1, 2025, 45-year-old Mohammed Sabry Soliman yelled "Free Palestine!" and tossed Molotov cocktails at Jewish participants at an event meant to draw attention to the plight of Israeli hostages. The cocktails burned eight of the participants, with one 82-year-old victim eventually dying. Two months later, on August 27th, a 70-year-old Jewish woman shopping…

Moral Cosmology: On Being in the World Fully and Well is philosopher Albert Borgmann’s final work, having been published posthumously following his death in May 2023 at the age of eighty-five. Borgmann served as professor of philosophy for five decades at the University of Montana until his retirement in 2020 and is best known for…

Evangelicals and Abortion Debates in the Late 1960s and Early 1970s: Back to the Bible Why were evangelicals slower than Catholics to join the pro-life cause? Historians have sometimes argued that it was because evangelicals were unconcerned about abortion in the years leading up to Roe v. Wade, during the late 1960s and early 1970s. But…

In my last contribution to CSR, I tried to articulate, as briefly as possible, the “phenomenology of grace.”Mitchell, A. C. (2025, July 22). Revelation and Remembrance: Prayer and the Phenomenology of Grace. Christian Scholar’s Review, Christ Animated Learning Blog. How do persons sense, discern, and abide the world as it’s presented to them? How do…