Oct. 30, 2006
Note: Domain Theory
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The dominion of God: God has power and
authority to rule over all things, but why? The idea of domain theory
provides a descriptive process for explaining how God must logically be the ruler of all things in order to be God. Likewise, it can be used to describe hierarchies of information and processes within Creation. Some examples follow. Domain theory with reference to computer programming: "As mentioned before, domain theory deals with partially ordered sets to model a domain of computation. The goal is to interpret the elements of such an order as pieces of information or (partial) results of a computation, where elements that are higher in the order extend the information of the elements below them in a consistent way. From this simple intuition it is already clear that domains often do not have a greatest element, since this would mean that there is an element that contains the information of all other elements - a rather uninteresting situation." From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_theory [Personally, I think the idea, when applied to the infinite domain, sounds very interesting.] Doman theory applied to magnetism in rocks - go here. In relation to Aristotelian logic - go here. In relation to moral education - go here. In relation to electrons and molecular structures - go here. |
Sep. 29, 2006
Intro to the Lecture Hall
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Jonathan Edwards composed sixteen
"lectures" drawn from 1 Corinthians 13, the great "love" chapter. His
writing on the true nature of Christian love is simple, full of thought
and timeless. These are great old works, still loved today (see links
below). In order to make the lectures more accessible to those of us with a busy schedule, this study will divide them into much more than sixteen parts. We'll follow Edwards's divisions within the works to break them down. In some cases, I will act as a sort of secretary or editorial assistant to create explanatory footnotes for the old style of grammar. Even if you're not into the "blog" thing, I encourage you to share your thoughts by clicking the "Post a Comment" button at the bottom of the entry you're reading. You can type your name in the space above your comments where it says "Anonymous." (That's just a default setting.) The sharing so far has been a huge added bonus to this study. You don't have to agree to give your opinion, in fact it's more interesting if you have an alternate view to express. We're working from the Sixth American Edition of "Christian Love, As Manifested in the Heart and Life," published sometime in or shortly after 1874 by the Presbyterian Board of Publication. Credit for the editorial work on this old edition goes to the Rev. Tryon Edwards, D.D. Here's what the Preface says about the book: This work, under the title of "CHARITY AND ITS FRUITS," or "CHRISTIAN LOVE, AS MANIFESTED IN THE HEART AND LIFE," was first published from the original manuscripts in 1851. It was republished in England in 1852. After that, several editions were issued in this country, when the work was purchased by a Christian gentleman of wealth and culture, with the express view of printing it for distribution as a means of doing good. He had himself been so impressed with its great value as a treatise on the Christian spirit and life that he intended to issue edition after edition, at his own expense, for gratuitous circulation in every part of the land. On second thought, however, he liberally presented the stereotype plates to the Presbyterian Board of Publication, so arranging with them as to be able to carry out his design, while, at the same time, the work, in their hands, might have a more extended circulation, and thus be the means of a greater good.... October, 1872. The sixteen sermons can be found online at Bible Bulletin Board's Jonathan Edwards Collection. The Collection is ordered by its own topical index, so the Lectures are dispersed in a different order to that of the original publication. A current hardcopy edition of this work can be found through Grace and Truth Books. Other Edwards sermons (in the public domain due to their antiquity) can be located at Select Sermons of Jonathan Edwards. |