Identity Theft (3)

I am a stranger on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me. Psalm 119:19 NASB I am – Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn; I have done as you told me.  Genesis 27:19a  NASB Some time ago (September 28, 2018) I wrote about the shift in the idea of “individual.” …

The Invention of the Individual

Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn; I have done as you told me.  Genesis 27:19a NASB I am – Some time ago (September 28, 2018) I wrote about the shift in the idea of “individual.”  I noted that ancient, non-industrial cultures exhibit group consciousness rather than discrete, individual consciousness. I cited works by Gabor…