The picture of peace in Isaiah 2 is one in which the possibility of self-defense is eliminated. It’s a commitment to peace so unrelenting that those who seek it burn their ships and leave themselves without the option of retaliation.

During Advent, apocalyptic literature can reveal to us the depths of darkness and of hope.

Since earliest history, humans have sought to understand the nature of light; yet the more we learn, the less we comprehend. Is the search for truth fruitless, or even foolish?