A Plea for Better Questions, Part 1: Introduction
In recent months a feature in the New York Times, followed by an announcement by certain alumni of Wheaton College, have drawn attention to student groups at Christian colleges dedicated…
The Beginning of the End: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 5 June 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 5 June 2011 (Seventh Sunday of Easter, Year A) Acts 1:6-14 •Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35 •1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11 •John 17:1-11 The texts of the New…
The Train Called the City of New Or-Links
Going Victorian and Getting Medieval (H/T Chris Armstrong) While Emergent continues wax liberal, Missional issues a conservative manifesto. A defense of academic specialization in the humanities One more take on…
Theology Nerd Book Survey
I picked this up over at Homebrewed Christianity (which won’t let me leave comments, Tripp Fuller!) and thought it might be fun over here. Of course, we’re Christian Humanists, so…
Déjà Vu All Over Again
This happened before. A question: will this “Great Disappointment” have the same long-term repercussions as the first one?
Giving Faith to All: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 29 May 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 29 May 2011 (Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year A) Acts 17:22-31 •Psalm 66:8-20 •1 Peter 3:13-22 •John 14:15-21 I have read enough on the theory…
The Screwtape Linkers
In which a small college English teacher complains about high school English teachers and R-1 literature professors The ritual of meaningless questions and predictable answers
When Context Confuses: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 22 May 2011
Revised Common Lectionary page for 22 May 2011 (Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year A) Acts 7:55-60 •Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16 •1 Peter 2:2-10 •John 14:1-14 This passage reminds me of two…
Link It. Link It Good!
What does the devil look like? A message to parents: lighten up, enjoy life, and fire up that in-car DVD player! (link posted and labeled by Gilmour) On the bad…
The Death and Resurrection of the Author
He must have regretted it for the rest of his life, but J.D. Salinger perfectly encapsulated the deep affection a reader develops for an author. “What really knocks me out,”…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #50: The Christian Humanist University
General Introduction – In which we put Season 4 to bed – David speaks in faith – Listener feedback – Looking for our most-distant listener – We apologize for last…
Osama Been Linkin'
The art of liveblogging the death of Osama bin Laden The Twitter feed in question Stephen Prothero on the sea burial of Osama bin Laden Jeff Wright asks some questions…
Ten Words, a Capital Letter, and an Ellipsis: A Review of Naked Spirituality by Brian McLaren for Ooze Viral Bloggers
Naked Spirituality: A Life with God in 12 Simple Words by Brian D. McLaren 250 pp. $25.99, HarperOne I remember well the Christian Ministries: Formation (CMF) courses I took in…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #49: George Herbert
General Introduction – Cold opening and warning – What’s on the blog? – (The book review is coming tomorrow) – Thanks to Cap’n Thin! – More on the in-car DVD…