Category Archives: Anthropology

Creating our Idols

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Uri Brito

Human beings are a marketable people. Those who shop around for us see our lifestyles and develop an entire strategy aimed at purchasing our wants at an exceedingly rapid speed. But not only are we easily bought, we are also … Continue reading →

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Why I am proud to be an American

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Uri Brito

In the best sense of the term, this has been a very patriotic weekend for me. It began on Thursday evening at the Banquet for Life hosted by Safe Harbor. Safe Harbor is a ministry the saints of Providence have … Continue reading →

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C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity: Analysis and Application Part X, Lewis on the Role in the Home

Posted on January 20, 2007 by Uri Brito

Feminism is defined as the doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men. Those of us in the 21st century are inheritors of the 1960’s. The despicable state of the family is in … Continue reading →

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C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity: Analysis and Application Part IX

Posted on January 16, 2007 by Uri Brito

The Greeks divided the idea of love into “eros,” fileo,” and “Agape.”[1] The concept of “eros” is not found in the Bible though, fileo and agape are. These latter two terms tend to be used for brotherly love and a … Continue reading →

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C.S.Lewis, Mere Christianity: Analysis and Application Part VIII

Posted on January 13, 2007 by Uri Brito

The greatest Christian men to have ever lived, were not great because of their theological prowess alone, but because their theology made a deep impact in their own lives. I remember reading some years ago A.N. Wilson’s massive biography of … Continue reading →

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C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity: Analysis and Application Part IV

Posted on January 9, 2007 by Uri Brito

The second book entitled What Christians Believe deals with alternatives to the Christian faith. Lewis first establishes that though other religions are inherently wrong as a whole, yet Christians cannot categorically affirm that they have nothing to offer that is … Continue reading →

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C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity: Analysis and Application Part III

Posted on January 6, 2007 by Uri Brito

 C.S.Lewis ends the first book, dealing with two separate topics, namely, “What Lies Behind the Law,” and “We Have Cause to be Uneasy.” For Lewis (and it has been mentioned before), for a law to be worthy of obedience, it … Continue reading →

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The Unbeliever and Self-Deception

Posted on November 7, 2006 by Uri Brito

The unbeliever attempts to live in a world governed by none; a world where he is not held accountable or where his lifestyle does not need to submit to any standard. His oaths are breakable for he has no one higher by … Continue reading →

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Similarities in God’s thoughts and Man’s thoughts: A few observations

Posted on September 6, 2005 by Uri Brito

This is based on a discussion on the Gordon Clark v. Van Til debate in the OPC in the 1940’s. For further background see my paragraph entitled: Futile Disputes, and peruse through the comments for context. Dear brother, let me … Continue reading →

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Theocentrism vs. Anthropocentrism

Posted on August 28, 2004 by Uri Brito

One common and constant reaction in Reformed circles is to distance oneself from an anthropocentric theology. We are rather more concerned about pontificating theological ideas into the ethereal world of abstractions. Of course, abstract theology is the foundation of true … Continue reading →

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