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Paul Holmer on the Meaning of Religious Language
Spring 1992
There are people for whom denominational tags become the source of inordinate pride. Such people, I have found through some conversation, often derive much of their denominational satisfaction from the security of tried doctrinal systems. Certainly, there is nothing wrong with firmness of conviction, so long as one is not credulous and belief does not become easy.
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Ludwig Wittgenstein and Paul Holmer: A Comparison
Fall 1991
It will come as no surprise to former students of Paul Holmer that many lines of comparison can be drawn between him and Wittgenstein. It would be a mistake to name these as comparisons of thought only, because for both Wittgenstein and Holmer, distinctions cannot be drawn between thinking and living.
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Good Friday in a shopping mall
Spring 1991