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This Little Light of Mine, Fannie Lou Hamer
Fannie Lou Hamer’s exquisite character traits are what made her such a leader in the civil rights movement. She was a strong woman who had courage and bravery that was unmatched, Mills writes on pg. 218, “she supported her convictions with every ounce of energy that she had, and my God, that women had some […]
Race in Ministry
One thing this class has made clear to me is that race is real. I’m not saying it’s real in any scientific or biological way, but real in the sense that people have different experiences in the United States, on account of their race. Thus, when thinking about effective and biblical ministry, it needs to […]
Nozick and Rawls on Justice
Robert Nozick takes up disagreements with Rawls theory specifically with the difference principle and his original position. He criticizes the difference principle for being an end-state principle and how influenced it is to mitigate this notion of morally arbitrary facts, specifically the morally arbitrariness of natural assets and what social class you’re born into. He […]
Steel-Manning Voluntary Euthanasia
When it comes to voluntary euthanasia, there are a lot of arguments in favor of showing that it can be morally permissible. One of the chief arguments is from an appeal to self-determination. I don’t think this appeal to self-determination, or what some people call autonomy, should convince us that voluntary euthanasia is moral. Self-determination […]
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