Anthony St. Louis-Sanchez: Heidegger, Space, and Prospects for Theology

Share  Heidegger, Space, and Prospects for Theology   Philosophy and theology have always enjoyed a close and intimate relationship.  The Fathers of the Church called upon Platonic philosophy to help explain the things of God.  In the middle ages, scholastic theology was well served by appealing to Aristotelian philosophy.  However, philosophy has not always enriched [...]

Erik Christianson: A Limited Point of View: Kant and the Merely Pratical

ShareMembers and Friends of the Dead Philosophers Society, I am interested in cultivating dialogue between philosophy and theology, and this opportunity has allowed me to test the waters through examining Immanuel Kant.  While this piece is mainly informative, it seeks to aid the reader in reconsidering the interpretive tradition. Human finitude finds a decisive formulation [...]

Steve Schultz: Faith and Reason – Two Wings of the Human Spirit

ShareSteve Schultz is a master’s degree student in theology at Holy Apostles College and Seminary. He holds a BA in mathematics from the University of Portland and a MA in military history from the American Military University. Steve is a writer and researcher living in Southwest Florida. Faith and Reason: Two Wings of the Human [...]

Kinga Lipinska: Theology and Its Way of Knowing

ShareKinga Lipinska, MA candidate in Dogmatic Theology lives in Chicago.  She hopes to finish her Master’s in 2011 and pursue further studies in Sacred Theology and Philosophy with focus on theological method and Christian philosophy starting in 2012.    Theology and Its Way of Knowing Philosophy is always in search of meaning and theology has already found it. [...]

Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP: Dante’s Wings: The Limits of Faith and Reason in Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven

ShareDr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, is Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis, MO. He graduated with an MA in Moral Philosophy from Holy Apostles in January, 2009, and is currently working toward an MA in Moral Theology from Holy  Apostles. A Lay Dominican, Sebastian lives in St. Louis with his wife, [...]

Richard Birdsall: Smuggling Value into a Value-less World

ShareRichard Birdsall is an air traffic systems consultant and a retired FAA air traffic controller. He is a graduate student in the HACS philosophy program. Richard lives in Jacksonville, Florida with his wife, Marian, and their four cats. Smuggling Value into a Value-less World What in the past in a deficient terminology was called proof [...]

7th Annual DPS Conference

ShareWelcome Members and Friends! Conference time is upon us!  In  the coming days, we will publish all submitted essays on our website and you are all invited to visit and post comments.  The Conference is open to all members and you do not have to submit an essay to participate.    This year we are pleased [...]

A Letter to a Graduate Student Considering the History of Philosophy

ShareFrom Edward Feser, here is a letter written by Robert Pasnau to students of philosophy. That would be us. Professor Pasnau’s advice to us is perhaps a little easier to follow, since our program draws so much of its inspiration from the great philosophers who have come before us. However, I think his letter is [...]