Nickolas Pappas

Christian Forgiveness

Theology

“Donald Algeo begins his inquiry into forgiveness with the financial meaning of the act, which informs its divine significance. To forgive is to take on the debt that is being forgiven. Thus, forgiving burdens the one who forgives. Addressing the subject with clear thinking, humble meditation, and the drive to communicate, Algeo challenges his readers to reconceive what they might think they knew about forgiveness. The end, as he always reminds us, is practice.”

Wisdom and Beauty in Plato’s Charmides

Philosophy

“This insightful and layered reading gives us a Charmides whose conversation we wish we’d been present to hear. By looking at how the dialogue’s four characters measure up against the ideal of sôphrosunê, Cohen-Taber keeps the personal dimension of the issue in view and uses that dimension to illuminate what we want from virtue. As Socrates looks into Charmides, Cohen-Taber attends to the beautiful details of Plato’s Charmides to bring its wise soul to light.”