HeyJaredOn Ancient Paths
A philosopher in exile, writing mostly on ethics and Orthodox theology.
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Boethius on the Security of True Happiness (opens the original)
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I’ve been reading through The Consolation of Philosophy for the first time (along with Thomas Ward’s recently published pop-level guide, After Stoicism). It’s a long overdue read, but as I continue to struggle with my desire to be a philosopher and the loss of my academic career, I’m hoping I’ll, well, find some consolation, and be able to absorb some of its lessons.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fBiW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:
Neo-Confucian "Quiet Sitting" (opens the original)
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I’ve long felt that Confucianism should be more popular as a practical philosophy (and spirituality) than it is. In early Confucianism, it seems to me you get almost everything that people find deep and inspiring in pop-Stoicism (emphasis on virtuous action, self-cultivation, reflection, sagehood, etc.), plus an emphasis on ritual that I think is really helpful. (I always enjoyed teaching on Confucius in my introduction to philosophy courses and getting students to see just how much ritual gover
The Contradiction at the Heart of Neo-Patristic Theologizing (opens the original)
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There’s a certain way of doing or discussing theology that I think it is safe to say has become the standard in at least the English-speaking Orthodox world. Let’s call it, using Fr. Georges Florovsky’s famous phrase, ‘neo-patristic synthesis,’ although he might reject its application to the sort of thing I’m thinking about. According to this approach, the only legitimate mode of Orthodox theologizing consists in the cataloguing and faithful restatement of the Church Fathers. To their credit, th
What is "the Gospel"? (opens the original)
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I grew up in the Church (literally--as I’ve said before, my dad was a pentecostal preacher in my childhood years, and we lived in an apartment built in the top of the church building). But, like many others, I had a particular “awakening” experience of faith when I was much older. For me, it was in my first couple years of college, through Campus Crusade.Part of the experience in Campus Crusade (which for me didn’t last very long), was learning to “share the gospel” with others. We did this thro
St. Macrina the Teacher (opens the original)
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Today we celebrate St. Macrina the Younger, sometimes called St. Macrina the Teacher, for she was the older sister of Sts Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa, as well as St. Peter, bishop of Sebaste, and impacted them all deeply by both her philosophical learning and her personal holiness (making her no doubt one of the most influential Christians of all time). <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!g4Ze!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:stee
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