World Peace by 2048? Jerry de Gier World peace has eluded humankind for millennia. One proposal now on the table aims for world peace by 2048. Will it be any more successful than its predecessors?
Sustainable Balance in Work and Life Jerry de Gier Save the World and Still Be Home for Dinner by Will Marré proposes a lifestyle that considers sustainability of resources as well as of relationships.
Out of Poverty: What Works? Jerry de Gier What makes poor people poor? What can they do about their poverty? Paul Polak started International Development Enterprises to answer these questions.
Fall 2009 God and Your Brain Jerry de Gier What effect, if any, does religious belief have on us? Two books, both published in 2009, tackle the topic but come to very different conclusions.
Boys to Men: Smoothing the Way Jerry de Gier Are boys in trouble? It would seem so if we are to believe all the headlines thrown our way over the past 10 years.
Fall 2007 Are Fathers Necessary? Jerry de Gier Are fathers necessary? Based on the statistics, loving, engaged and committed fathers are perhaps more important than ever before.
Winter 2004 The Pain of Letting Go Jerry de Gier How can we cope (or help someone else cope) with the death of a loved one?
October 8, 2003 Holes in History Jerry de Gier Peter Nathan A new war is on in the Middle East and at the center of the fray is the Bible’s credibility as an accurate history of the region.
March 25, 2003 A Turn for the Better Jerry de Gier Are mental and emotional health better served by ignoring a guilty conscience or by yielding to it?
Summer 2002 Feeding Us a Line Jerry de Gier Religion has its intellectual critics, but there is much more to be skeptical about in the smorgasbord of other philosophies available today.
Summer 2002 Friedrich Nietzsche: “God Is Dead” Jerry de Gier Looking at his early life, no one could have known the impact Friedrich Nietzsche would have on society. But in his final years he was not at peace.