08Nov

The ideology of immanent progress…

November 8, 2015 Gil Bailie

“The fact that the ideology of immanent progress forgets death is a striking example of the superficiality and thoughtlessness with...

05Nov

Peter Robinson remembers René Girard

November 5, 2015 Gil Bailie

My friend Peter Robinson has written a beautiful tribute to René Girard.

04Nov

November 4, 2015 Gil Bailie

René Girard, an inspiration and an affectionate friend, passed from this life at 2:30 this morning. My heart is filled...

03Nov

November 3, 2015 Gil Bailie

03Nov

November 3, 2015 Gil Bailie

“There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse.” Christians take heart.

03Nov

November 3, 2015 Gil Bailie

“That a man should think he’s Napoleon, or that he’s a woman, may be no surprise, for humans may imagine...

02Nov

November 2, 2015 Gil Bailie

My friend, Paul Vitz, exemplifies the spirit of the Institute for the Psychological Sciences, for which he has long served...

01Nov

November 1, 2015 Gil Bailie

“If we want to understand the anguish of Pascal, let us make an effort to recall the critical situation created...

31Oct

October 31, 2015 Gil Bailie

““The BBC is not impartial or neutral,” Marr stated in October 2006. ‘It’s a publicly funded, urban organisation with an...

30Oct

October 30, 2015 Gil Bailie

For those who speak of being on the right or wrong side of history — that old Hegelian-Marxist axiom —...