Nature, Equality, and the Imago Dei

We discuss Aristotle’s account of slavery and how the opening chapters of Genesis uniquely provide a grounding for the principle of human equality. 

Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines.

Opening and closing music from the beginning and end of “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia. Used with permission.

Opening (0:53) - We discuss first-day-of-school traffic in Boerne, Texas, and the recent slide of the Boston Red Sox.

Required Reading (4:19) - We discuss Aristotle’s writing on slavery in Book 1, chapters 4-7 of The Politics and how a Christian anthropology, properly applied, given a proper grounding for human equality and a warning against the abuse of irresponsible power. We then apply the lessons using Greg Weiner’s recent New York Times essay on the separation of powers. Links: Aristotle, The Politics; Greg Weiner at The New York Times.

Tocqueville’s Crystal Ball (28:19) - We make our first NFL divisional predictions, looking at the AFC West and NFC West. Link: ESPN projections.

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Matt Parks is the Interim Provost and an Associate Professor of Politics at The King’s College in New York City. David Corbin is Head of School at the Geneva School of Boerne, Texas. All views expressed in this podcast are those of the speaker.