Quote of the day
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
John Milbank
Born: October 23, 1952 (age 72)
Bio: Alasdair John Milbank is an Anglican Christian theologian and the Research Professor of Religion, Politics and Ethics at the University of Nottingham, where he also directs the Centre of Theology and Philosophy.
Known for:
- Theology and Social Theory (1991)
- The word made strange (1997)
- Being reconciled (2003)
- The Suspended Middle (2005)
- Truth in Aquinas (2000)