Nick Gier

This is a programmatic essay for a comprehensive comparative analysis of phenomenology and process philosophy.1 The central concern of this project is the relationship between the major doctrines of these two philosophies: intentionality and prehension. In his “analytic phenomenology” Stephen A.…

The brief Galilean vision of humility flickered throughout the ages, uncertainly . . . But the deeper idolatry, of fashioning God in the image of the Egyptian, Persian, and Roman imperial rulers, was retained. The Church gave unto God the…

by Nick Gier Bible scholars attempt to ferret out the ancient meanings of the Bible just as conservative jurists have sought the original sources of the Constitution. Many Christians hold that the Bible is inerrant and without fault in all…

By Nick Gier, Professor Emeritus, University of Idaho We tend to think that the two great scourges of humankind, sexism and racism, have been around since the beginning of time. With regard to sexism, this is true. Aristotle, for example,…

He was Not an Orthodox Trinitarian Christian Nick Gier, Professor Emeritus, University of Idaho As a fellow minister in Peter Lillback’s denomination (conservative Presbyterian), I can tell you that a large number of us are embarrassed by his poor historical…

by Nick Gier Children having their tomorrows taken away. Small sacrifice if we can keep our assault rifles. —Maureen Dowd’s “America’s Human Sacrifices” In his inaugural address, arguably the worst by any American president, Donald Trump vowed that “the American…

by Nick Gier I have been teaching and writing about abortion for about 50 years, and my views, naturally, have evolved over the time. About ten years ago, I found it more and more difficult to make a moral distinction…

Nicholas F. Gier, University of Idaho Cheryl Miller-Arndt, Eastern Washington University Pacific Northwest Division of the American Academy of Religion May 14, 2022 This dramatic presentation on the Hebrew Goddess offers a creative interpretation of certain scriptural passages. We have…

Reagan is totally lost and out of his depth. He does not have enough knowledge to cut through the contradictory advice that is being offered to him. —Richard Pipes, Reagan’s national security aide, 1981 Facts are stupid things. —Reagan mangling…

by Nick Gier We should have hit that country years ago, hit it really hard, and then let it rot. —Donald Trump on Fox Business News During the past 70 years, politicians and diplomats have asked, after each of the…