Rudolf Eucken’s philosophy of activism

We live in a time full of action. Everywhere, we are expected to respond, to express, to decide; yet it is rarely asked what sustains action when its direction is no longer given. Where does genuine action begin, if not in outcome? What kind of action can still bear truth when certainty is gone? These […]

Living with integrity

Last spring, I reconnected with an old friend of mine in Europe after years apart. She spoke at length about God. I don’t recall much of it, but one line stayed with me: “If we are not living with integrity, how can we ask it of others?” At first, I was offended. But why? Not […]