• MacIntyre And Church Renewal

    I came across this Alasdair MacIntyre quote not long ago and thought it was a fitting reflection for the much-discussed topic of church renewal. Part of MacIntyre’s point is to say that if a tradition is to overcome its own crisis of knowing, it will be through the revision of its narrative in light of…

  • New From the Bookshelf Intro | MacIntyre, Root and Caputo

    I’ve decided along with my other segments (like Dress Down Friday, Flickr Pics, and Quotations) on ol’ “gathering in light” that I’d start doing a little segment on new books that I come across at the bookstore that you may (or may not) find interesting. I am going to try and be fairly diverse in…

  • Alasdair Macintyre On Rights and Protest: Are We Just Talking To Ourselves?

    In keeping with the conversation at bay, MacIntyre’s words on protest are fitting. In his seminal work “After Virtue” he focuses on arguing how and why the “Enlightenment project” failed. Essentially it is because the modern period has stripped away from humanity any social context in which to couch morality and instead focused solely on…

  • A Quarter With Alasdair MacIntyre

    Yesterday I started class.  Now it’s official, I have been a doctoral student for 1 day, and at the moment I am still pretty excited about this new adventure (and also unsure, I must confess).  I am taking a class with Dr. Nancey Murphy where we will be studying the Catholic philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre.

  • Apprentices

    My understanding of apprentices is derived from the work of Alasdair MacIntyre and has been integrated into my understanding of the Quaker tradition. Apprentices are people who are a part of a tradition who become self-aware of their being a part of that tradition, but also of their responsibility to help carry that tradition forward…