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The Philosophy of Free Speech

By Dr. Douglas Groothuis For anyone paying attention, it should be obvious that the federal government and much of big tech has been...

Tears and Baseball

By Dr. Douglas Groothuis Tears and Baseball: Elly De La Cruz as a Signal of Transcendence The glory of young men is their strength....

The Meaning of Syllabi

By Dr. Douglas Groothuis I wrote my first syllabus in 1980 for a class I taught the University of Oregon (Eugene) called, The Twilight of...

A Civility Manifesto

By Dr. Douglas Groothuis A lot of people in America are ticked off. We are frustrated, bugged, and hassled for myriad reasons. Much of...

If There is One God, Why Are There Many Religions?

By Dr. Douglas Groothuis Most Americans believe in God or a God-like Higher Power, despite the recent upsurge of books vehemently...

What Books to Read

By Dr. Douglas Groothuis First, simply read books—offline and by yourself in a quiet room. They make you smarter—if they are the right...

Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)

By Dr. Douglas Groothuis Blaise Pascal was many things - a theological controversialist, a superb French stylist, an inventor, a...

Jesus as a Philosopher

By Dr. Douglas Groothuis Jesus as a Philosopher[1] This question was posed by the moderator at an early Republication presidential debate...

DOUGLAS GROOTHUIS, PH.D.