Entries by Heart in Mind

What is the heart?

The word “Heart” most probably commandeered its gravity from the “cardiovascular theory”. The Cardiovascular Theory began in the 5th Century BC. Initiated by the Greeks, it postulated that the soul was located in the physical organ of the heart. While Plato maintained a bet each way that the soul was located in the head and […]

Conversation with John

This is John. He is eating a Bowen Mango, an almost ritualised summer time gift for visitors to Queensland. John is the Associate Professor of World Christianity and Islam at Columbia Theological Seminary.