The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode 25: Plato
This week’s music is the 1982 Daniel Amos classic “The Double,” one of the few songs I know about Platonism. It’s crazy out of print (and just crazy), so it…
This Message Brought to You by Erasmus: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 5 September 2010
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 5 September 2010 (15th Sunday after Pentecost, Year C) Jeremiah 18:1-11 and Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 • Deuteronomy 30:15-20 and Psalm 1 • Philemon 1-21 •…
Short Takes: God and Man in the Conservative Movement
Today’s “On the Square” article from First Things is an interesting exploration of the decline of conservative social values, even as conservative economic values continue to rise. Far be it…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode 24: A New Beginning
A short episode to lead off season three. We’ll be back to our usual length next week. Our new standard theme music (you won’t hear it that often–only when I…
Rejecting the Invisible: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 29 August 2010
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 29 August 2010 (14th Sunday after Pentecost, Year C) Jeremiah 2:4-13 and Psalm 81:1, 10-16 • Sirach 10:12-18 or Proverbs 25:6-7 and Psalm 112 •…
Book Review: "Super Sad True Love Story"
Super Sad True Love Story By Gary Shteyngart 334 pp. Random House. $26. Gary Shteyngart’s third novel, the awkwardly if endearingly titled Super Sad True Love Story, is a dystopian…
Sabbath Made for Humanity: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 22 August 2010
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 22 August 2010 (13 th Sunday after Pentecost, Year C) Jeremiah 1:4-10 and Psalm 71:1-6 • Isaiah 58:9b-14 and Psalm 103:1-8 • Hebrews 12:18-29 •…
Short Takes: Morality, Monkeys, and Confirmation Bias
Here’s a headline designed to set off the irony sirens: “Expert on Morality Is on Leave after Research Inquiry”. Turns out the story’s more about confirmation bias than about hypocrisy:…
Dante 2010: Purgatorio
Series Index for 2015 Dante Read-Through Dante 2010: Inferno Dante 2009: Paradiso Dante 2009: Purgatorio Dante 2009: Inferno Dante 2008: Paradiso Dante 2008: Purgatorio Dante 2008: Inferno Being a bit of…
An Outbreak of Muggings!
At long last, the design phase is complete for five–five–new mugs! Three are occasional, in honor of our special summer episode guests, while the last two have been longstanding requests…
A Primer on Religious Existentialism, Pt. 7: The Draw
Thus far in this series, I haven’t really discussed any theologian who might be rightly considered an existentialist, as opposed to an influence or proto-existentialist. (The exception is Karl Barth,…
Dante 2010: Inferno
Dante 2009: Paradiso Dante 2009: Purgatorio Dante 2009: Inferno Dante 2008: Paradiso Dante 2008: Purgatorio Dante 2008: Inferno Those of you who read my blog over at Hardly the Last…