Link Elephants on Parade
How Moby-Dick prefigures Nietzsche. Alasdair Macintyre criticizes Research-I universities for not really being universities. Jay Bennet, Super-Calvinist, says, “Get the Christ out of Christmas!” A Message from your University President…
Science Hit-and-Run
Theoretical Breakthrough: Generating Matter and Antimatter from Nothing “Under just the right conditions — which involve an ultra-high-intensity laser beam and a two-mile-long particle accelerator — it could be possible…
The Christian Humanist, Episode #35: Christian Rock
General Introduction – Hey, there are three of us – A suggestion from Josh Altmanshofer – The bizarro-world podcast Starting with the Personal – Nathan Gilmour, bodyguard to the “stars”…
Mary's Psalm: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 12 December 2010
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 12 December 2010 (Third Sunday of Advent, Year A) Isaiah 35:1-10 • Psalm 146:5-10 or Luke 1:46b-55 • James 5:7-10 • Matthew 11:2-11 Because I…
Before the Link can Dry
Chris Heard makes a useful distinction between media of academic publication and the review process. O’Nora O’Neill reflects upon the fiftieth anniversary of C.P. Snow’s “The Two Cultures.” Roger Olson…
On Teaching Plato One Mo' Time
In the spring semester of 2006, I overheard a conversation going on in the hallway between two of my graduate student colleagues at the University of Georgia. The funny thing…
For Our Instruction: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 5 December 2010
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 5 December 2010 (Second Sunday of Advent, Year A) Isaiah 11:1-10 • Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 • Romans 15:4-13 • Matthew 3:1-12 There was a…
I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Link
Why Christians should engage with popular culture. At least one classic author still sells books.
Troy Maxson Goes to Heaven
I’ve enjoyed this semester, not least because, for the first time since 2004, I’ve been called on to teach a general survey of literature, in this case Emmanuel College’s English…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #34: The Faerie Queene
General Introduction – Hey, there’s four of us! – A needless interruption – What’s on the blog? – David pleases the king Background – A little-read Great Book – Spenser’s…
Expecting beyond Imagination: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 28 November 2010
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 28 November 2010 (First Sunday of Advent, Year A) Isaiah 2:1-5 • Psalm 122 • Romans 13:11-14 • Matthew 24:36-44 I’ve read in a number…
Eat, Link, and Be Merry
Gene Fant talks University Statements of Faith. Why Sherlock Holmes matters. Are non-overlapping magisteria a myth? Fred Sanders counsels writers on learning the craft. Aikido and the Art of the…
Ed Dante, CFU, and Plato's Warnings Against Democracy
A couple stories have been making the Internet rounds of late, making college teachers everywhere shake our heads (after all, I are one) and drawing forth the usual commonplaces about…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #33: Classical Music
YouTube Playlist of St. Matthew’s Passion Translation of the Libretto General Introduction – What’s on the blog? – Yet more on Church Music – Take that, rival podcast! Defining and…
Some Thoughts on Radicalism: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 21 November 2010
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 21 November 2010 (26th Sunday after Pentecost, Year C) Jeremiah 23:1-6 and Luke 1:68-79 • Jeremiah 23:1-6 and Psalm 46 • Colossians 1:11-20 • Luke…