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Thinking about Disenchantment: An Assist from C.S. Lewis for Understanding Charles Taylor

In pre-modern times, people lived in an “enchanted” world. There was a world of spirits, demons, and moral forces. God acted as the bulwark against evil, the means by which to hold these forces at bay. This means that the world is intrinsically less manageable,…

Justin BaileyOctober 26, 2016

Articles & Essays Confessional Short Articles

Game of Thrones and Theodicy

I'm not a Game of Thrones fan, though I did read the first book on my trip to Denali in 2011. Martin is an excellent writer and has created a dense, believable world. Salacious material aside, I'm not surprised that the show has had so much…

Justin BaileyJune 16, 2015

Confessional Short Articles

Freedom is Finding the Right Limitations: Six Calls on My Life

I am convinced that true freedom is not the absence of limitations but finding the right limitations, limitations that are life-giving and liberating. My marriage vows limit me, but they also set me free. My children limit me profoundly, but my children have also opened up enormous new space for…

Justin BaileySeptember 15, 2014

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Why Having Kids is Foolish

Photo by Austin Pacheco on Unsplash I just read an article entitled "Why Having Kids is Foolish". The first paragraph: All parents know that having kids is a blessing — except when it's a nightmare of screaming fits, diapers, runny noses, wars over bedtimes and…

Justin BaileyMarch 8, 2011

Short Articles

Thinking about Disenchantment: An Assist from C.S. Lewis for Understanding Charles Taylor

Game of Thrones and Theodicy

Freedom is Finding the Right Limitations: Six Calls on My Life

Why Having Kids is Foolish

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