Tag: fatalism
-
Combating fatalism in the black community
From the Christian Science Monitor: Combating fatalism in the black community In some ways, these cycles of violence that cloud so many of our communities have become ordinary details of daily life. But that hasn't stopped it from affecting our collective mental health, the black male psyche especially. Suicides are on the rise among young…
-
“The Victory of Reason” Book Review
We all know how capitalism came to be. Thrifty Reformed Protestants planted seeds in the Sixteenth Century. The much-touted "Protestant Work Ethic" sanctioned hard work, frugality, and wise investment. As these thrifty Protestants became successful and the secularizing effects of the Enlightenment took place, capitalism began to enter full bloom. This thesis has been taught…