• Groundwater Depletion: A Global Challenge for Intergenerational Equity
    with Carey K. Johnson
    Interpretation 78 (1): 7-18. 2024.
    The continuing depletion of the world’s aquifers has given rise to a profound intergenerational inequity, as prospects for future generations have been diminished through the actions of the current and earlier ones. We explore what can be done to confront this depletion-induced inequity, propose a theological framework that supports efforts to address it, and consider possible roles that the pastoral community could play in charting paths to a more sustainable future.
  • Groundwater Depletion: A Global Challenge for Intergenerational Equity
    with Carey K. Johnson
    Interpretation 78 (1): 7-18. 2024.
    The continuing depletion of the world’s aquifers has given rise to a profound intergenerational inequity, as prospects for future generations have been diminished through the actions of the current and earlier ones. We explore what can be done to confront this depletion-induced inequity, propose a theological framework that supports efforts to address it, and consider possible roles that the pastoral community could play in charting paths to a more sustainable future.
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    Glaucon's Question Ignored: Republic 519a-521b
    AKROPOLIS: Journal of Hellenic Studies 2 46-66. 2018.
    At Republic 519a-521b, Socrates claims that each guardian must return from his/her contemplation to run Kallipolis. Quite reasonably, Glaucon objects that they would be making the guardian's life worse than it could be. This is sometimes referred to as “the happy philosopher problem”. But rather than answering Glaucon, Socrates admonishes him that their focus is instead on the role of the class of guardians and the happiness of the whole city. It turns out this admonition is the last in a string…Read more