J. Budziszewski, professor in the departments of Government and Philosophy UT Austin and an ethical and political philosopher, is one of the leading thinkers in considering what is universal and objective in human moral understanding. I recently finished his book "What We Can't Not Know" and highly recommend it if you're interested in human moral knowledge.
However, I realize most folks have limited time for such reading ... so, "The Revenge of Conscience" (First Things, June/July 1998) is a short summary of some of the key points. Required reading for anyone interested in what, if anything, an individual can understand about morality from general revelation.
By the way, his story is interesting ... he was hired because he was, at that time, a leading proponent of relativism in ethics. He later became a Christian (after being granted tenure) and continues to disappoint those who hired him.
I'm excited that you posted this. I believe Carson mentions this guy in one of his sermons, and I've been meaning to careen back through the mp3s I've got to figure out what his name was. I wanted to hear more about his conversion. I think it might be helpful.
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