"Pride goeth before a fall." -- Proverbs 16:18 The Book of Proverbs is part of the Wisdom writing of the Hebrew Scriptures. Its counsel, like that of similar books of the Old Testament, is that pride ...

Intellectual humility involves the awareness and responsibility of one’s own intellectual limitations. This means recognizing the presence of your intelligence and your lapses in such. Through this ...

From Augustine to Catherine of Siena, the Christian tradition has seen pride as the root of all sin — the self exalting itself above the Creator. It was not until the dawn of the modern age, which in ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

I would like to argue against Keith Gallagher’s idea (in his June 21 letter to the editor, "Will Corvallis Library celebrate humility?") that humility is the opposite of pride. It seems to me that ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. The more we make humility our aim, the more we're tempted to become proud of our motives.