Daily Archives: March 19, 2017

The king’s robe: Aquinas on idolatry (part 2)

Our Baltimore garage poster is, of course, a cheeky poster. Professor Kass lays great stress on the Ten Commandments as the foundation of a community. Does the poster mean that the Second Amendment protects this community established by the commandments? And, if so, is it arguing that the Second Amendment is a crucial clarification of…

The king’s robe: Aquinas on idolatry (part 1)

*Special note: This post is a highly modified version of an essay I wrote in response to Leon Kass’s work on the Ten Commandments. Professor Kass was being honoured by the Fr. Ernest Fortin Foundation and I was asked to deliver a response essay to Kass’s reflections. Leon Kass is a leading American intellectual, author…