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Tripp Fuller issues a manifesto on seminary education. Did you hear the one about the Hegelian who went to Saint Louis? An encomium for Stanley Fish The science of self-control…
Reading with Friends: A Review of Stanley Hauerwas's Working with Words
Working with Words: On Learning to Speak Christian by Stanley Hauerwas 295 pp. $37.00 Cascade Books I often review books that publishers and book-review Internet books send my way, but…
Baptizing in a Name: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 19 June 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 19 June 2011 (Trinity Sunday, Year A) Genesis 1:1-2:4a and Psalm 8 •2 Corinthians 13:11-13 •Matthew 28:16-20 This will be a brief post because I’m…
Christian Antiquarian Book Nerd Survey
Alright, folks. I said we should have one, so I’ve written one! Since our readership is more given to the oldies and the goodies than the latest and greatest, here…
A Plea for Better Questions, Part 3: To the Liberals
God loves Black people, and so should the Church. God loves heroin addicts, and so should the Church. God loves Capitalists, and so should the Church. God loves those who…
A Plea for Better Questions, Part 2: To the Conservatives
I really enjoy bringing well-known texts and doctrines into larger historical contexts when I teach Sunday school, largely because in my own experience knowing about the texts and other realities…
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…
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…
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…
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 Time of Your Exile: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 8 May 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 8 May 2011 (Third Sunday of Easter, Year A) Acts 2:14a, 36-41 •Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19 •1 Peter 1:17-23 •Luke 24:13-35 Today’s reading from the first…