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Parables as a Guide to Jesus the Philosopher, Part 6: Judgment

August 28, 2015 by Peter Hardy 5 Comments

Justice The philosopher Don Cupitt highlights that in the parables, “Jesus sharply criticizes and even ridicules ordinary people's ideas of justice and equity.” (2009, 78) Part of this radicalism, the Catholic Church teaches, is that “Jesus identifies with the poor of every kind and makes active love towards them the condition for entering the kingdom.” (1994, §544) Another  Continue Reading …

Bonus Recording: The Historical Jesus

May 7, 2015 by Mark Linsenmayer 6 Comments

I had the pleasure of discussing on 4/26 the 2006 Historical Jesus lectures of Stanford's Thomas Sheehan (listen on iTunes U; here's the syllabus) with PEL listeners John ludders, Terra Leigh Bell, Michael Burgess Chris Eyre, and Benjamin Feddersen. Get the recording now from the Free Stuff for Citizens page, under "Not School and Aftershow Discussions." It was a great  Continue Reading …

Not School: Thomas Sheehan’s Historical Jesus Stanford Lectures

April 26, 2015 by Mark Linsenmayer 1 Comment

Featuring Mark Linsenmayer, Michael Burgess, Tara Leigh Bell, John Ludders, Chris Eyre, Benjamin Feddersen. Recorded April 26, 2015, 1 hr., 50 min. The conversation had three parts, covering the following questions: 1. Does Sheehan represent a legitimate academic consensus? His story is pretty damning re. the historical accuracy of the traditional Jesus story, and he  Continue Reading …

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