by Elmo Familiaran | Sep 17, 2019 | Opinion
The word “politics” finds its root in the Greek word, “politiká,” the “affairs of the cities.” This was the title of Aristotle’s book that became a companion to his philosophical inquiry into ethics. He discovered that delving deeply into moral principles necessarily...
by Elmo Familiaran | Sep 16, 2019 | Opinion
The question of the role of the church, and the follower of Jesus, during seasons of great “disconnective” energy has always been an urgent question for the church in every age. Asking this question is a most necessary requirement for the church’s self-understanding –...
by Elmo Familiaran | Dec 3, 2015 | Opinion
The recent horrific acts of murder and terror in Paris, Beirut, Nigeria and Mali have reminded us that we still live in a world inhabited by violence, hate and evil. These recent and almost simultaneous upheavals of violence and hate have shaken the foundation of our...
by Elmo Familiaran | Dec 24, 2014 | Opinion
An often-sung hymn during this season is “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day,” adapted from a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The murder of two New York Police Department officers in Brooklyn, New York, that has shaken our nation, which is still...
by Elmo Familiaran | Jun 26, 2013 | Opinion
In the hyperdigital technocracy in which we live, innovation – the birthing of new products of the imagination – is the currency and pedigree of success. To be successful, one has to consistently stay in the competitive race for the top, germinate ideas that...
