Link Around the Clock
A review of Harold Bloom’s 847th book. James K.A. Smith talks about the new evangelical universalism. Stanley Fish on the moral absurdity of formal disputes The eighties, once again, burst…
Our American Virgil
As an uninformed but opinionated teenager working my way through both youth group and Honors World History, I grew obsessed with the Fall of the Roman Empire. I must confess…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #48: Canons (Within Canons)
General Introduction – The end of an era – What we want on our statues – What’s on the blog? – Freshman comp clichés – More on DVD players in…
Who Says We're not All Doubters?: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 1 May 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 1 May 2011 (Second Sunday of Easter, Year A) Acts 2:14a, 22-32 •Psalm 16 •1 Peter 1:3-9 •John 20:19-31 Thomas wasn’t there, and that matters.…
Spenser's Easter Sonnet
MOST glorious Lord of Lyfe! that, on this day, Didst make Thy triumph over death and sin; And, having harrowd hell, didst bring away Captivity thence captive, us to win:…
Fellowship of Christian Ath-links
Adorno, Bordieu, and the iPod. Philosophy-of-technology geeks unite! How America can take John Winthrop’s most famous Biblical allusion more seriously The spooky and insidious implications of treating reality like a…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #47: Travel
General Introduction – The Dennis Miller ratio – What’s on the blog? And where’s that McLaren review? – On the rhetoric trilogy – A string of feel-good clichés Beginning with…
On to Galilee: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 24 April 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 24 April 2011 (Easter, Year A) Acts 10:34-43 or Jeremiah 31:1-6 •Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 •Colossians 3:1-4 or Acts 10:34-43 •John 20:1-18 or Matthew 28:1-10 I’ll admit that, in…
I Link of Arms and the Man
Scott Adams of Dilbert fame makes his case against the liberal arts in favor of entrepreneurship training Matthew Stewart makes his case for the liberal arts, especially for those who…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #46: Cybernetics
BLOOPBLEEPBLURGH General Introduction – What’s on the blog? – The feud continues – Polymathery Cybernetics as Governance – Not a portmanteau! – Getting organized as a spiritual gift – Rudder-steerer…
The Jesus Painting I'd Like to See: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 17 April 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 17 April 2011 Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 •Matthew 21:1-11 Since my birthday falls in mid-April, I’ve had birthdays that have fallen all over Holy Week. I…
Linking Around the Room
the art of theory, a recently-launched online journal of political theory (the inaugural issue’s roundtable on Adam Smith looks interesting) A call for more graduate students to study the history…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #45: Language Is Sermonic
General Introduction – Sweaty technology – In which we creep up on fifty – Name-dropping with Nathan Gilmour – Giving the listeners what they want How English Departments Used to…
An Apology for a Missing Lectionary Post
I am sorry that there will be no Bible post this week. This weekend I preached at Athens Christian Church’s Sunday morning service, and rather than write my weekly Bible…
New Mug Design!
Hello, Christian Humanist listeners and readers! As you know, we’ve been hawking coffee mugs with the revered visages of our favorite Christian thinkers. These haven’t been selling well, alas. So…