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🕊️ Welcome to Science, Philosophy & Ethics

This section engages with the broader intellectual world—where theology meets philosophy, science, history, and ethics.
Divided into three categories:
  • Philosophical Discussions – addressing divine providence, time, and God’s relationship to creation
  • Cultural & Theological Insights – tracing God’s hand through history, tradition, and ancient civilizations
  • Spiritual & Ethical Topics – examining spiritual gifts, supernatural language, and ethical debates within the Church
Each paper offers academic depth and accessible summaries, with many also available in audio format. Click a title to explore its content and engage with theology in dialogue with the world.

SCIENCE, PHILOSOPHY, & ETHICS
  • Philosophical Discussions:
    1. Navigating Divine Providence (A) (a)
    2. Navigating God’s Control and Our Choices (P) (a)
    3. B-Theory and Eternal Now (A) (a)
    4. God’s Eternal Now (P) (a)
  • Cultural & Theological Insights:
    1. From Babel to the Nations (A) (a)
    2. Finding God Across Ancient Cultures (P) (a)
    3. The Lost Holiday in the West: Epiphany (A) (a)
    4. Twelve Days of Christmas and Epiphany (P) (a)
    5. The Magi, Jeremiah and Daniel (A) (a)
    6. Who Were the Wise Men Why Does It Matter (P) (a)
    7. Saint Nicholas of  Myra (A) (a)
    8. Saint Nicholas and Santa Claus (P) (a)​
    9. Divisions of Christendom (A) (a)
    10. ​A Journey Through Church History (P) (a)
  • Spiritual & Ethical Topics:
    1. Spiritual Gifts and the Primordial Language (A) (a)
    2. Did the Spiritual Gifts Stop? (P) (a)

Science, Philosophy & Ethics
Philosophical Discussions
navigating_divine_providence_1-4-25.pdf
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navigating_divine_providence_introduction.mp3
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navigating_god’s_control_and_our_choices_1-4-25.pdf
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navigating_god’s_control_and_our_choices_1-4-25.mp3
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b-theroy_and_eternal_now_2-24-25.pdf
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b-theory_and_eternal_now_introduction.mp3
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god’s_eternal_now_2-24-25.pdf
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Cultural & Theological Insights
from_babel_to_the_nations_4-18-25.pdf
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from_babel_to_the_nations_introduction.mp3
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finding_god_across_ancient_cultures_1-4-25.pdf
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finding_god_across_ancient_cultures_1-4-25.mp3
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the_lost_holiday_in_the_west_epiphany_4-4-25.pdf
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the_lost_holiday_epiphany_introduction.mp3
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twelve_days_of_christmas_and_epiphany_4-4-25.pdf
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twelve_days_of_christmas_and_epiphany_4-4-25.mp3
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the_magi_jeremiah_and_daniel_1-7-25.pdf
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the_magi_introduction.mp3
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who_were_the_wise_men__why_does_it_matter_1-7-25.pdf
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who_were_the_wise_men__why_does_it_matter_1-7-25.mp3
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saint_nicholas_of_myra_1-7-25.pdf
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saint_nicholas_of_myra_introduction.mp3
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saint_nicholas_and_santa_claus_1-7-25.pdf
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saint_nicholas_and_santa_claus_1-7-25.mp3
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divisions_of_christendom_1-4-25.pdf
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divisions_of_christendom_introduction.mp3
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a_journey_through_church_history_1-4-25.pdf
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Spiritual & Ethical Topics
spiritual_gifts_and_the_primordial_language_1-4-25.pdf
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spiritual_gifts_introduction.mp3
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did_the_spiritual_gifts_stop_1-4-25.pdf
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did_the_spiritual_gifts_stop_reader_1-4-25.mp3
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