Proving the Existence of God: Defending Descartes’ Causal Argument

Descartes’ work offers an enlightening perspective on the commonly spouted claim that Christianity is a game of blindness.

Jessica Tong | The Dartmouth Apologia | Fall 2016

Metaphysics in the Poetry of W. B. Yeats and T. S. Eliot

The question of the purpose of poetry as such is not simply academic or theoretical, but is grounded in understanding how poetry can and ought to relate to contemporary culture.

Nicholas Westberg | The Wheaton Pub | Spring 2016

Rediscovering Aristotle, Aquinas, and Classical Theism: an interview with Edward Feser

A former atheist, Dr. Feser converted back to the Catholicism of his youth after an extensive study of St. Thomas Aquinas’ thought and philosophy.

The Dartmouth Apologia | The Dartmouth Apologia | Spring 2016

A Simple Proposition

How did I know that everyone and everything I’d ever laid eyes on wasn’t just a projection of my own subconscious imagination?

John Nystrom | The Cornell Claritas |

The Limitations of Science, and the Necessity of Faith

All this to say, I consider science an important part of my identity, and I do not demean the discipline lightly. That said, we will examine four of science’s limitations.

Seong Min (Daniel) Yoo | UC Berkeley TAUG | Spring 2014

The Divine Attributes: Why an Imperfect God Just Won’t Do

Yoram Hazony’s version of apophaticism restricts theists to a kind of fideism, wherein our rational concept “God,” a human construct, is radically divorced from the subject of our faith, the non-conceptual, personal God. The result is confused, even contradictory.

Chris Hauser | The Dartmouth Apologia | Spring 2013

The Idea of a Christian Soul and Its Intelligibility

An interview with Dr. Mark Harris, professional physicist, ordained minister, and lecturer in the Religion and Science program of The University of Edinburgh’s Divinity School.

Conducted by Christopher Hauser | The Dartmouth Apologia | Spring 2013

A Lament for Skepticism

It seems to be a common assumption that religious believers are somehow irrational for holding the beliefs that they do. The claim, simply put, is that there just isn’t enough (or any) convincing evidence for the truth of many Christian beliefs, such as the belief in God, especially in light of the discoveries of modern science.

Enoch Kuo | Princeton Revisions | Summer 2013

Recovering the Metaphysical Character of Truth

Since materialism, scientism, and relativism are popular positions in the academy today, many may not find Descartes’ legacy in these areas troubling. There exists, however, another, crucial error produced by Descartes’ philosophy that is obviously problematic, namely the artificiality of knowledge.

Chris Hauser | The Dartmouth Apologia | Spring 2012, Volume 6, Issue 2

In Praise of Wonder

To believe Jesus’s words seems to simultaneously require foolishness and faith. In novelist Ron Hansen’s Mariette in Ecstasy, it’s an old and learned priest who, when asked for his opinion on a miracle, smiles and says, “I don’t believe it’s possible. I do believe it happened.”

Inez Tan | The Williams Telos | Spring 2012

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