Category Archives: sociology

The expanded role of medical doctors

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Wisdomforlife

Although doctors are primarily charged with caring for physical health, over the last three to four decades, doctors have been called to take the role that was once reserved for a different profession. Continue reading →

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Four reactions to culture

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Wisdomforlife

Wisdom calls us to engage in truth-based dialogue and persuasion in settings like family, work, community and government… Continue reading →

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A danger to ourselves

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Wisdomforlife

Our demand for freedom without limits has contributed to profound short-term thinking and devolved into forms of self-serving individualism that threaten the stability and future of our communities and, perhaps even, our nation itself.
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Links worth seeing

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Wisdomforlife

The five links below might not appeal to everyone. Yet they’re worth seeing for those who share a wide variety of interests. Enjoy! “…face to face with dying, he was not quite done with living.” A lengthy but interesting look at … Continue reading →

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Only one response to Bruce Jenner’s sex change is allowed

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Wisdomforlife

Our society is increasingly controlled by a small group of people who tell the rest of us what we’re allowed to think and say on select moral issues. Continue reading →

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No belief is true for everyone

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Wisdomforlife

“Nothing is universally true.”
“All generalizations are false.”
“No belief is true for everyone.”
“Everything is relative.”
“Everyone’s beliefs are true or false only relative to himself.” Continue reading →

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The Death of Character

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

More than a decade ago, James Davison Hunter, (University of Virginia) wrote: “The Death of Character: Moral Education in an Age Without Good or Evil.” Hunter’s observations remain sobering for us today. He described the daunting task we face as … Continue reading →

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