The Fourth Heaven

"The Fourth Heaven" is a reference to the Divine Comedy, by Dante Alighieri. In "Paradiso" (Cantos X-XIV), the Fourth Heaven is the sphere of the Theologians and Fathers of the Church. I would not presume to place myself on the same level as those greats, but I am interested in philosophy and theology; so the reference fits. I started this blog back in 2005 and it has basically served as a repository for my thoughts and musings on a wide variety of topics.

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I am currently a graduate student in philosophy, doing research on theories of moral motivation and moral reasons. I'm also interested in topics in the philosophy of science--especially theories of explanation--and would like to become better acquainted with the writings of Kierkegaard, Husserl, and Heidegger. I am currently a member of the Free Methodist Church, have a broadly Evangelical Christian background, and am learning to better appreciate that tradition and heritage. I have a growing interest in historical and systematic theology (especially the doctrine of the Trinity and soteriology) and church history. I'm always thrilled when I get the chance to teach or preach. I like drawing, painting, and calligraphy. I really enjoy Victorian novels and I think "Middlemarch" is my favorite. I'm working on relearning how to be a really thoughtful and perceptive reader. I enjoy hiking and weight training, the "Marx Brothers", and "Pinky and the Brain".

Monday, November 06, 2006

Senior 32: Yea, though I walk...

THIS WILL LIKELY BE my last post for the next couple weeks. In twelve days I have to turn in a major exegesis paper for "Life and Teachings of Jesus." In fourteen days I have a group presentation on Sandro Botticelli for "Medieval/Renaissance Art History." I am in the process of applying to graduate schools and want to have a writing sample completed by the beginning of December. I also need to send applications, arrange for letters of recommendation, and forward transcripts and GRE scores.

You may be asking yourself, If Luis has so much to do, why is he blogging right now? Indulge me for a few moments before I plunge into the depths.

ON FRIDAY I WENT to the last APU home football game. I went at the end of the second quarter (in order to catch the most important part of the game). And, guess what? I not only got to see the marching band perform their field show; I also got to announce/introduce them from the announcers' booth. So much fun!

AND GUESS WHOSE COMING to visit in January? Nick and Amanda are coming to visit in January! (And there was much rejoicing... really!) Flying from the Chicago, the prodigal son is coming home (for about a week). *Inexpressible overtures of joy and elation, rapturous jubilation, felicity, gaiety, and gladness take hold of me.

BUT LEST I WASTE more time drawing obscure and generally inaccurate Biblical analogies,or trying to add to the expression of my overwhelming sense of delight, I shall end now and bid you all, Adieu, until I shall reemerge from the darksome depths, leading a host of captives, no doubt.

Blessings and farewell,

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"God is in this place,
And that reality, seen and understood by the grace of God in Christ Jesus through the work of the Holy Spirit, makes all the difference in the world."

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