Handy for an Overview: A Review of Coffeehouse Theology for The Ooze Viral Bloggers
Coffeehouse Theology: Reflecting on God in Everyday Life. By Ed Cyzewski 233 pp. NavPress. $14.99. I have to admit that I enjoyed reading an optimistic book, even one whose optimism…
The Christian Humanist, Episode #28.1: Heidegger
General Introduction – Where’s David Grubbs? – A change in plans – Listener feedback – Forgive our pink noise (it goes away quickly, I promise) Reading Being and Time –…
Going on our Way: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 10 October 2010
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 10 October 2010 (20th Sunday after Pentecost, Year C) Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 and Psalm 66:1-12 • 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c and Psalm 111 • 2…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #28.01: A Week Off
Well, folks, with Michial’s oral comps and other scheduling snags, the Christian Humanist Podcast was reduced to the sad state of relying on Nate Gilmour to deliver a monologue. If…
The Theological Datum Is your Friend: A Review of Walter Brueggemann’s An Unsettling God
An Unsettling God: The Heart of the Hebrew Bible By Walter Brueggemann. 212 pp. Fortress Press. $22.00. I first encountered Walter Brueggemann’s project as a senior at Milligan College, but…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #28: Kings
General Introduction – Listener feedback: In which Michial takes offense at compliments – What’s on the blog? – A notice about next week King David – What picture does the…
Unreasonable Hope, Inexcusable Ignorance: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 26 September 2010
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 26 September 2010 (18th Sunday after Pentecost, Year C) Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 and Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16 • Amos 6:1a, 4-7 and Psalm 146 • 1…
Dante 2010: Paradiso
Dante 2010: Purgatorio Dante 2010: Inferno Dante 2009: Paradiso Dante 2009: Purgatorio Dante 2009: Inferno Dante 2008: Paradiso Dante 2008: Purgatorio Dante 2008: Inferno I’ve taken longer than I would…
The Christian Humanist, Episode #27: Superheroes
General Introduction – Football season begins – What’s on the blog? – An argument about Jaws Our History with Superheroes – Crib notes: Only Gilmour was way into comics –…
Jesus and the Con Man: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 19 September 2010
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 19 September 2010 (17th Sunday after Pentecost, Year C) Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 and Psalm 79:1-9 • Amos 8:4-7 and Psalm 113 • 1 Timothy 2:1-7 •…
An Apologia for Jaws
I’ve actually missed two opportunities to talk about Jaws on our podcast. I realized mere hours after recording our episode on epic movies that, in other contexts, I’d made the…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode 26: Friendship
Music this week is “Isn’t That What Friends Are For?” from Bruce Cockburn’s 1999 album Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu. General Introduction – What’s on the blog? –…
Why Pray at All? A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 12 September 2010
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 12 September 2010 (16th Sunday after Pentecost, Year C) Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 and Psalm 14 • Exodus 32:7-14 and Psalm 51:1-10 • 1 Timothy 1:12-17…
Book Review: About You
About You: Fully Human, Fully Alive By Dick Staub. 207 pp. Jossey-Bass. $22.95. Dick Staub is the host of what may well be the finest podcast out there on the…
Links, Links, Links!!
In an effort to be more like every other blog, we’re going to start having an occasional post of links to interesting articles. Our debut installment: Why Glenn Beck isn’t…