General Introduction – Grubbs is back! – Old English – Snow – Listener feedback Etymology – Not promising – Madness and wood Biblical Forests – The Epic of Gilgamesh –…

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 – Why we don’t have a Dr. Who episode – The Facebook page So What Is Realism? – The Oxford Guide weighs in – Realism vs. unbelievability –…

Viral Jesus: Recovering the Contagious Power of the Gospel By Ross Rochde 204 pp. Passio. $14.99. There are certain books that make me realize just how much other writers influence…

Yesterday Tony Jones posted a brief reflection on ecclesiology, decrying Jurgen Motmann as too “idealistic” and saying that he’s “exponentially more grounded than Milbank, Hauerwas, and the other ecclesiologists on…

General Introduction – Dr. Gilmour!!! – We kid because we envy – Listener feedback – The delay in show notes – What’s on the blog? What Is Epistemology? – It’s…

General Introduction – Still in the decimals – I haven’t the faintest idea – What’s on the blog? – Last man standing Conservatism in The Office of Assertion – Some…

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…

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…

BLOOPBLEEPBLURGH General Introduction – What’s on the blog? – The feud continues – Polymathery Cybernetics as Governance – Not a portmanteau! – Getting organized as a spiritual gift – Rudder-steerer…

General Introduction – Nathan Gilmour watches from the stands – What’s on the blog? – The sad science of naming links posts – Listener feedback – Is anyone still listening?…

In this strange season when the world waits for the Republican primary field to solidify, one can say that certain things are hard to predict and others not hard at…

General Introduction – What’s on the blog? – Listener feedback Plato Gets Hostile – Nathan explains Weaver – Why does Plato hate rhetoric? – Structure vs. content – What is…

General Introduction – New segment: Michial Farmer’s world of women’s fashion – Thanks for not writing in – Why Nathan is the left-leaner amongst us – What’s on the blog?…