http://jacobmorse.com An open invitation to think. Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:30:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The following is the first half of a paper written for Dr. Yaffe's Judaic Religion & Philosophy course at the University of North Texas. You can read about the assigned topic here. The book of Genesis is a complete and interdependent narrative. From its account of the earth’s creation, to God’s ... http://jacobmorse.com/2007/12/03/is-genesis-environmentally-conservative/ Two things you have likely never seen juxtaposed, much less pondered. Yet, I'm up to my ears in it at the moment, writing a midterm paper for PHIL 3575: Judaic Religion & Philosophy. I'm answering two questions: Does the Hebrew Bible, or subsequent Jewish tradition, teach environmental responsibility or not? Answer ... http://jacobmorse.com/2007/10/17/judaism-environmental-ethics/ As usual, I've gone and made a big announcement that I'm "coming back to blogging" and then followed it up with ... nothing. For those of you that are interested, here is a quick update on my various goings-on: I'm back in school finishing up my philosophy degree and enjoying it immensely. ... http://jacobmorse.com/2007/09/04/back-to-school/ Share This http://jacobmorse.com/2007/08/06/2-years/ It wasn't an intentional hiatus, but I just realized it has been seven months since I wrote my last post. Statistically speaking, a break that long should have cost me all of my subscribers, but a surprising number of loyal (or lazy?) readers have stuck with me through the downtime. But ... http://jacobmorse.com/2007/08/03/the-hiatus-is-over/