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Research paper thumbnail of The Dialogue of Democracy and Academic Freedom

Winner of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedom's 2018 essay competition.

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Research paper thumbnail of The History of Philosophical Discussions of Free Speech

This paper considers how Ancient Greek philosophers, medieval theologians, classical liberals, an... more This paper considers how Ancient Greek philosophers, medieval theologians, classical liberals, and reactionaries have considered the topic of freedom of speech. It examines the arguments for suppressing and for allowing dangerous conversations and argues that the medieval disputation provided a privileged arena for free speech within a context of repression of speech perceived as being dangerous, suggesting a potential compatibility between unhindered and regulated discourse. The reactionary argument that freedom is only valuable within a context of certain undisputed values is considered, as are the contemporary arguments leveled against classical liberals like Rousseau, Locke, and Mill. In connection with the disputation, a Kantian case for academic freedom within the context of social speech regulation is considered.

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Research paper thumbnail of Moral and Economic Theories of Private Property

This paper considers the theological and philosophical basis for private property (and the ethics... more This paper considers the theological and philosophical basis for private property (and the ethics of why and how it should exist and be used) in Scripture, Greek philosophy, medieval theology, and the thought of John Locke. Locke is specifically argued to be more of a Neo-medieval thinker than the modern figure he is usually portrayed as.

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Research paper thumbnail of Ethics and Urban Design

This paper considers how urban design can embody a philosophy, and specifically an ethical philos... more This paper considers how urban design can embody a philosophy, and specifically an ethical philosophy, by considering the Biblical and medieval precedents for city design and more contemporary examples of moral principles at work in architecture and urban design (such as Confucian senior care in Asian city design). Ethics of care as a contemporary and feminist form of Aristotelian virtue ethics are specifically considered as a guide for urban design.

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Research paper thumbnail of Listening to the Right Voices by Brett Fawcett, Austin Mardon & Catherine Mardon Religion & Spirituality

Religion & Spirituality, Listening to the Right Voices, Mar 11, 2019

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Research paper thumbnail of Ancient Uses of Meteoritic Metals as Precedent for Modern in Situ Asteroid Mining

aio, May 1, 2016

With a strain on earth's natural reserve on metals immanent and the dense metallic conten... more With a strain on earth's natural reserve on metals immanent and the dense metallic content of meteorites, a logical next step is to begin in-situ asteroid mining as a new source of metal. This is not an outrageous or even novel idea, since meteoritic metals have been used to fashion tools, cosmetics, and weapons since ancient Egypt; examples of this are chronicled herein.

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Research paper thumbnail of Monastic Records of Halley S Comet in 1222

Antarctic Institute of Canada, Aug 1, 2015

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Research paper thumbnail of A CHRISTIAN ANALYSIS OF THE BHAGAVAD-GITA

An analysis of the theological picture painted by the Bhagavad Gita and a comparison of it to ort... more An analysis of the theological picture painted by the Bhagavad Gita and a comparison of it to orthodox Christian theology.

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Research paper thumbnail of A Christian Analysis of Islam and the Quran

A comparison of Islam's view of (for example) human nature to orthodox Christianity's.

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Research paper thumbnail of The Canadian Socrates: Analyzing George Grant's Theopolitical Project

The Canadian Journal for Scholarship and the Christian Faith, 2021

Understanding the thought of George Parkin Grant (1918-1988) from an orthodox Christian (Roman Ca... more Understanding the thought of George Parkin Grant (1918-1988) from an orthodox Christian (Roman Catholic) perspective.

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Research paper thumbnail of Thematical, Linguistic, and Theological Similarities Between the Interpretation of the Book of Habakkuk in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament

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Research paper thumbnail of " When on High"/"In the Beginning": A Comparison of the Theologies of the Creation Accounts in Babylonian and Hebrew Religion

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Research paper thumbnail of " Look Not On Our Sins " : The Potential Contribution of the Protestant Teaching on Imputed Righteousness to Catholic Theology

How the Reformation's understanding of *simul iustus et peccator* can be interpreted ecclesiologi... more How the Reformation's understanding of *simul iustus et peccator* can be interpreted ecclesiologically rather than soteriologically to ground the objective holiness of the Church in the "active obedience of Christ", a project begun by Hans Urs Von Balthasar.

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Research paper thumbnail of Simul Presbyter et Peccator: Reading Reformation Ecclesiology in Abuse Crisis Catholicism

Since the 2002 exposure of the extent of the sex abuse cover-up by elements within the Catholic C... more Since the 2002 exposure of the extent of the sex abuse cover-up by elements within the Catholic Church, Catholics must come to a renewed appreciation of Augustine’s refutation of the Donatists and defence of the principle that Christ’s merits make the Church’s Sacraments efficacious, not those of her ministers. Luther anticipated this in his own thought on the co-existence of Christ’s holiness and the subject’s personal sinfulness within the believer’s individual soul, but less well known is how he “institutionalized” this principle to apply to the public ministers of Word and Sacrament operating within the liturgical space of the Church. For Luther, this does not have to do with an indelible sacramental character imprinted on the priest’s soul, but rather on the minister’s ecclesial situation, for which reason he continued to value and defend his own Roman Catholic ordination, even in the face of rampant “Babylonian” corruption within the clergy. This paper will analyze the history of Roman Catholicism’s interaction with Luther’s theology of ministry, from Luther’s own experience saying the Catholic Mass to the 20th century Catholic theologians whose re-assessment of Reformation theology helped shape Vatican II’s reform of the Mass, concluding with reflections on that teaching’s implications for Catholics and Christians generally trying to make sense of their mission within the world in light of the Church’s well-documented public failings.

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Research paper thumbnail of Comet of 1110 AD

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Research paper thumbnail of COMET SIGHTING IN 977

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Research paper thumbnail of COMET C/905 K 1: THE GREAT COMET OF 905, ITS SIGHTINGS AND SURROUNDING HISTORY

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Research paper thumbnail of CRONICAN ANGLIAE PETRIBURGEN- COMET APPARUIT. THE COMET OF 975 AND 976AD.pdf

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Research paper thumbnail of New Sights to See: Historical Comet of 541 AD

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Research paper thumbnail of Sightings of the Times: The Comet of 1097 AD

Notes on the records and folklore of a 1097 A.D. comet sighting.

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Research paper thumbnail of The Dialogue of Democracy and Academic Freedom

Winner of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedom's 2018 essay competition.

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Research paper thumbnail of The History of Philosophical Discussions of Free Speech

This paper considers how Ancient Greek philosophers, medieval theologians, classical liberals, an... more This paper considers how Ancient Greek philosophers, medieval theologians, classical liberals, and reactionaries have considered the topic of freedom of speech. It examines the arguments for suppressing and for allowing dangerous conversations and argues that the medieval disputation provided a privileged arena for free speech within a context of repression of speech perceived as being dangerous, suggesting a potential compatibility between unhindered and regulated discourse. The reactionary argument that freedom is only valuable within a context of certain undisputed values is considered, as are the contemporary arguments leveled against classical liberals like Rousseau, Locke, and Mill. In connection with the disputation, a Kantian case for academic freedom within the context of social speech regulation is considered.

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Research paper thumbnail of Moral and Economic Theories of Private Property

This paper considers the theological and philosophical basis for private property (and the ethics... more This paper considers the theological and philosophical basis for private property (and the ethics of why and how it should exist and be used) in Scripture, Greek philosophy, medieval theology, and the thought of John Locke. Locke is specifically argued to be more of a Neo-medieval thinker than the modern figure he is usually portrayed as.

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Research paper thumbnail of Ethics and Urban Design

This paper considers how urban design can embody a philosophy, and specifically an ethical philos... more This paper considers how urban design can embody a philosophy, and specifically an ethical philosophy, by considering the Biblical and medieval precedents for city design and more contemporary examples of moral principles at work in architecture and urban design (such as Confucian senior care in Asian city design). Ethics of care as a contemporary and feminist form of Aristotelian virtue ethics are specifically considered as a guide for urban design.

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Research paper thumbnail of Listening to the Right Voices by Brett Fawcett, Austin Mardon & Catherine Mardon Religion & Spirituality

Religion & Spirituality, Listening to the Right Voices, Mar 11, 2019

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Research paper thumbnail of Ancient Uses of Meteoritic Metals as Precedent for Modern in Situ Asteroid Mining

aio, May 1, 2016

With a strain on earth's natural reserve on metals immanent and the dense metallic conten... more With a strain on earth's natural reserve on metals immanent and the dense metallic content of meteorites, a logical next step is to begin in-situ asteroid mining as a new source of metal. This is not an outrageous or even novel idea, since meteoritic metals have been used to fashion tools, cosmetics, and weapons since ancient Egypt; examples of this are chronicled herein.

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Research paper thumbnail of Monastic Records of Halley S Comet in 1222

Antarctic Institute of Canada, Aug 1, 2015

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Research paper thumbnail of A CHRISTIAN ANALYSIS OF THE BHAGAVAD-GITA

An analysis of the theological picture painted by the Bhagavad Gita and a comparison of it to ort... more An analysis of the theological picture painted by the Bhagavad Gita and a comparison of it to orthodox Christian theology.

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Research paper thumbnail of A Christian Analysis of Islam and the Quran

A comparison of Islam's view of (for example) human nature to orthodox Christianity's.

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Research paper thumbnail of The Canadian Socrates: Analyzing George Grant's Theopolitical Project

The Canadian Journal for Scholarship and the Christian Faith, 2021

Understanding the thought of George Parkin Grant (1918-1988) from an orthodox Christian (Roman Ca... more Understanding the thought of George Parkin Grant (1918-1988) from an orthodox Christian (Roman Catholic) perspective.

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Research paper thumbnail of Thematical, Linguistic, and Theological Similarities Between the Interpretation of the Book of Habakkuk in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament

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Research paper thumbnail of " When on High"/"In the Beginning": A Comparison of the Theologies of the Creation Accounts in Babylonian and Hebrew Religion

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Research paper thumbnail of " Look Not On Our Sins " : The Potential Contribution of the Protestant Teaching on Imputed Righteousness to Catholic Theology

How the Reformation's understanding of *simul iustus et peccator* can be interpreted ecclesiologi... more How the Reformation's understanding of *simul iustus et peccator* can be interpreted ecclesiologically rather than soteriologically to ground the objective holiness of the Church in the "active obedience of Christ", a project begun by Hans Urs Von Balthasar.

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Research paper thumbnail of Simul Presbyter et Peccator: Reading Reformation Ecclesiology in Abuse Crisis Catholicism

Since the 2002 exposure of the extent of the sex abuse cover-up by elements within the Catholic C... more Since the 2002 exposure of the extent of the sex abuse cover-up by elements within the Catholic Church, Catholics must come to a renewed appreciation of Augustine’s refutation of the Donatists and defence of the principle that Christ’s merits make the Church’s Sacraments efficacious, not those of her ministers. Luther anticipated this in his own thought on the co-existence of Christ’s holiness and the subject’s personal sinfulness within the believer’s individual soul, but less well known is how he “institutionalized” this principle to apply to the public ministers of Word and Sacrament operating within the liturgical space of the Church. For Luther, this does not have to do with an indelible sacramental character imprinted on the priest’s soul, but rather on the minister’s ecclesial situation, for which reason he continued to value and defend his own Roman Catholic ordination, even in the face of rampant “Babylonian” corruption within the clergy. This paper will analyze the history of Roman Catholicism’s interaction with Luther’s theology of ministry, from Luther’s own experience saying the Catholic Mass to the 20th century Catholic theologians whose re-assessment of Reformation theology helped shape Vatican II’s reform of the Mass, concluding with reflections on that teaching’s implications for Catholics and Christians generally trying to make sense of their mission within the world in light of the Church’s well-documented public failings.

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Research paper thumbnail of Comet of 1110 AD

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Research paper thumbnail of COMET SIGHTING IN 977

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Research paper thumbnail of COMET C/905 K 1: THE GREAT COMET OF 905, ITS SIGHTINGS AND SURROUNDING HISTORY

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Research paper thumbnail of CRONICAN ANGLIAE PETRIBURGEN- COMET APPARUIT. THE COMET OF 975 AND 976AD.pdf

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Research paper thumbnail of New Sights to See: Historical Comet of 541 AD

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Research paper thumbnail of Sightings of the Times: The Comet of 1097 AD

Notes on the records and folklore of a 1097 A.D. comet sighting.

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Research paper thumbnail of Assisted vs. 'Private' Suicide

A letter to the editor of the Sherwood Park News making a case for criminalizing "private" suicid... more A letter to the editor of the Sherwood Park News making a case for criminalizing "private" suicide using the Supreme Court's reasoning for legalizing physician-assisted suicide,

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Research paper thumbnail of Laudato Si and Green Energy

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Research paper thumbnail of Spitting Towards the West: Catholic Ruminations from the Edge of the Autism Spectrum

Golden Meteorite Press, 2018

Spitting Toward the West, Brett Fawcett, a convert to Catholicism whose mind operates a certain w... more Spitting Toward the West, Brett Fawcett, a convert to Catholicism whose mind operates a certain way because of Asperger’s Syndrome, describes how the Church’s calendar and practices re-calibrate us to to see and feel the reality of Christ in all things and how this becomes a standard of morality in holiness in our lives.

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