My Kind of Theologian: A Review of Earthen Vessels by Matthew Lee Anderson
Earthen Vessels: Why Our Bodies Matter to Our Faith by Matthew Lee Anderson 231 pp. $14.99. Bethany House. The preface to Matthew Anderson’s book is subtitled, “In Which I Clear…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #62: Aeschylus
General Introduction – Flowin’ like a bottle of Drano – What’s on the blog? – A listener vastly overestimates us Who Is Prometheus? – Deflating Gilmour’s balloon – Zeus as…
The Seat of Moses: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 30 October 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 30 October 2011 (20th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A) Joshua 3:7-17 and Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37 • Micah 3:5-12 and Psalm 43 • 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 • Matthew 23:1-12…
First as Tragedy, then as a Link
The Future of Seminary Education: An Online Symposium Ed Cyzewski: Don’t go to church to get fed. Some implications of taking over abandoned malls for church use Stanley Fish: Don’t…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #61: Euripides
General Introduction – What is a triptych, anyway? – We stand outside of time – What’s on the blog? Euripides the Man – What do we know? – Making fun…
His Eye Was not Dim: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 23 October 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 23 October 2011 (19th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A) Deuteronomy 34:1-12 and Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17 • Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18 and Psalm 1 • 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 • Matthew 22:34-46 Perhaps teaching Dostoevsky…
Yesterday Is Gone Like the Wind
When Chris Gehrz (of CWC: The Radio Show semi-fame) and I first started emailing back and forth a few years ago, we talked a lot about our shared tastes in…
Godzilla vs. Link-ra
Xenophon and Aristophanes: the other pictures of Socrates Fashion as the world where men are peripheral Why 11 September anniversaries could not be anything but political A dozen more reasons…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #60: Sophocles
General Introduction – Looking for the Yeti – What’s on the blog? – The review is coming tomorrow! – Boethius Battlefield writes in – An unenthusiastic obituary A Primer on…
Nobody Expects the Christ: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 16 October 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 16 October 2011 (18th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A) Exodus 33:12-23 and Psalm 99 • Isaiah 45:1-7 and Psalm 96:1-9, (10-13) • 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 • Matthew 22:15-22 To say that the Old Testament…
The Endings of Mark
Here’s a question for our readers: in your experiences in congregational and college settings, how have your teachers handled the variant endings of the book of Mark? (Or were you…
Cry Havoc and Let Link the Dogs of War
Ed Cyzewski offers a few thoughts on men’s ministries for… you know… those sorts of guys Don Miller offers some brief but good advice to writers online and otherwise Alan…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #59: Godwin's Law
General Introduction – David can’t get enough of your love – What’s on the blog? (Not much.) – On specialization and knowledge gaps Godwin’s Law – The origin of a…
Free John Piper audio book
Think by John Piper, free on christianaudio I know I’ve heard buzz about John Piper (some good and some bad), but I’ve not actually read him, so this offer interests…
A God who's a Character: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 9 October 2011
Exodus 32:1-14 and Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23 • Isaiah 25:1-9 and Psalm 23 • Philippians 4:1-9 • Matthew 22:1-14 I love when my favorite texts come up in the lectionary rotation, largely because they…