The Christian Humanist

First, let me begin by offering my gratitude to the folks that operate Christian Humanist. I’m flattered that they would entrust a portion of their web space to me and I hope…

Hipster Christianity: When Church and Cool Collide Brett McCracken 247 pp. Baker Books. $15.99. As is usually the case, I’m late to the game on this one.  McCracken’s book caused…

As with most things I’ve taught, I had no business teaching Greek philosophy when first I gave it a run.  Sure, I had been a double-major in English and humanities…

Every fall, I teach the Honors Freshman Composition class at Emmanuel College, an opportunity that I do not take lightly.  In the course of those fifteen weeks we learn together…

General Introduction – Who’s done? Who’s not? – Working on our Night Cheese – No housekeeping Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol – A Gilmour Family Tradition – Slapstick comedy—deferred – Tortured…

Well, I lost the show notes–but feel free to comment on this post anyway.                           (Just adding some…

A New Evangelical Manifesto: A Kingdom Vision of the Common Good Edited by David P. Gushee 240 pp. Chalice Press. $24.99. I’ll go ahead and shoot straight here: when I…

General Introduction – Being-towards-the-end-of-semester – Emmanuels far and near – Thanks, Theology Nerd Throwdown! – Chess update What is a Dystopia? – Topos – Utopias and dystopias – The great…

Revised Common Lectionary Page for 9 December 2012 (Second Sunday of Advent, Year C) Baruch 5:1-9 or Malachi 3:1-4  • Luke 1:68-79  • Philippians 1:3-11  • Luke 3:1-6 Perhaps it’s because I’ve been re-reading Walter Brueggemann’s big Theology of…

General Introduction – Dissertation guilt – Listener feedback – The Christian Humanist Chess League Background to the Crusades – The difficulty of Crusades history – The build-up – The Crown…

Revised Common Lectionary Page for 2 December 2012 (First Sunday of Advent, Year C) Jeremiah 33:14-16  • Psalm 25:1-10  • 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13  • Luke 21:25-36 People who know me, in person or…

Revised Common Lectionary Page fr 25 November 2012 (Reign of Christ, Year B) 2 Samuel 23:1-7 and Psalm 132:1-12, (13-18)  • Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 and Psalm 93  • Revelation 1:4b-8  • John 18:33-37 First the bad excuse: As some of you…

General Introduction – This time David’s sick – Advising time – Old English – Listener feedback Who Was Flannery O’Connor? – Contemporary popularity – Iowa Writer’s Workshop – Christian theology…

The Big Howdy  – Pronouncing city names – Nathan has (almost) recovered – Listener feedback – Facebook etiquette What Is Preaching? – The kerygma – Proclamation of an act of…

Otherwise, why would we still be doing Daylight Saving Time, right?