affections

Votes From the Democracy of the Dead

David de Bruyn

September 10, 2019

The idea of ordinate affection is not welcome today. Narcissism has become a celebrated virtue,…

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Affect or Effect

David de Bruyn

September 4, 2019

The difference between affections and emotions is seen in what art is used in worship.…

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Everything is Uh-Sim

David de Bruyn

August 20, 2019

“How’re you guys doin’ today?” “Fine, thanks.” “Uh-sim. Will you be using a rewards card…

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Emotional or Affected?

David de Bruyn

August 13, 2019

While C. S. Lewis encourages us to not place too much stock in our feelings,…

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Stop Feeling Your Feelings

David de Bruyn

August 9, 2019

Since emotion is a mangled and confusing word, we need to separate the different experiences…

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Does God Have “Emotions”?

David de Bruyn

July 2, 2019

Trying to answer a badly-worded question often leads to an inferior answer. Loaded questions implicate…

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A Short History of “Emotion”

David de Bruyn

June 25, 2019

Some might be surprised to learn that the word emotion is perhaps only 200 years…

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