Daily Archives: April 27, 2018

Dante’s PURGATORY, Canto 20: GAIUS FABRICIUS LUSCINUS

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Illustration by Harold Robert Millar (1869–1942) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons *** GAIUS FABRICIUS LUSCINUS *** Refused to take bribes No money for funeral Romans paid for it *** NOTE: Gaius Fabricius Luscinus was incorruptible, refusing to take bribes, and … Continue reading →

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David Bruce: Names Anecdotes

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A family photograph of E. B. White, cropped from a photo of him and his wife. Source White Literary LLC When Elwyn Brooks White, who is better known as E.B. White, author of Charlotte’s Web, attended Cornell University, its president … Continue reading →

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NOTES on John Hick (1922-2012): Evil and the God of Love

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John Hick (1922-2012): Evil and the God of Love A theodicy is an attempt to justify the goodness of God despite the presence of evil in the world. John Hick is an important philosopher/theologian who has developed what we can … Continue reading →

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