The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode 10.1: Comedy
General Introduction – An apology for Nathan Gilmour’s absence – A plug for our website – A eulogy for J.D. Salinger What Is Comedy? – Comedy in a cosmic sense…
How to Teach Emerson
If you keep up with the book blogosphere at all, you’ve no doubt already stumbled across this piece from the Chronicle of Higher Education, a brutal takedown of Ralph Waldo…
The Strangeness of Sin: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 7 February 2010
Revised Common Lectionary readings for 7 February 2010 (Epiphany, Year C) Isaiah 6:1-13 Psalm138 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Luke 5:1-11 It’s not hard to affirm or criticize youth ministers’ commonplaces. I…
Rest in Peace, J.D. Salinger
As the podcast’s lone Americanist, I suppose it falls to me to say something about J.D. Salinger, who died today at 91. Salinger is best known, of course, for The…