Category Archives: Academia

Skepticism and (Not Needing) The Last Word

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

As most are aware by this time, Dallas Willard passed away last Wednesday. Dallas Willard was a Professor of Philosophy at USC, The University of Southern California, for 47 years. He began as an Assistant Professor of Philosophy in 1965 … Continue reading →

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Are You There God? It’s Us, Scientists

Posted on July 5, 2012 by

The staff at BioLogos has but together a couple of infographics illustrating the various positions taken on science, the Christian faith and evolution. You can find more information about the graphic and the data that went into the graphic here. … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Sticky Faith and The King Jesus Gospel

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

Last summer Scot posted a few times on the book Sticky Faith by Kara Powell and Chap Clark. This book contains a wealth of good advice for parents, especially parents of younger children looking for ways to build faith in … Continue reading →

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Do Faith Claims Have a Place?

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

There is an interesting column by Paul Pardi in the Huffington Post: Why Faith Claims Should Be ‘Corrected’: A Professor’s View (HT JT).  In this column Pardi discusses a recent article and talk by Professor Peter Boghossian of Portland State … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, Science and Faith

If Everyone Else is on Steroids …

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

We just finished a rather long series of posts focused around the examples and issues raised in the new book by Randall Stephens and Karl Giberson The Anointed: Evangelical Truth in a Secular Age. The final post Tuesday What Makes … Continue reading →

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Anointed? 6 … Is Moving Left Always Right?

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

I recently received, courtesy of the publisher, a copy of the new book The Anointed: Evangelical Truth in a Secular Age by Randall Stephens, an associate professor of history at Eastern Nazarene College and Karl Giberson, formerly a professor of … Continue reading →

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Anointed? … Evangelicals and Authority 3

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

I recently received, courtesy of the publisher, a copy of the new book The Anointed: Evangelical Truth in a Secular Age by Randall Stephens, an associate professor of history at Eastern Nazarene College and Karl Giberson, formerly a professor of … Continue reading →

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For the Common Good 2

Posted on November 1, 2011 by

I started a discussion last week on the topic of academic freedom – a concept that is seriously misunderstood by both those who defend it and those who call for reform and control. The topic came up in the context … Continue reading →

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For the Common Good 1

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

I’ve been reading a book lately, For the Common Good: Principles of American Academic Freedom by Matthew W. Finkin and Robert C. Post. This book provides a historical description of the development of the ideals of academic freedom in the … Continue reading →

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Finding Calcutta 3: Sin and the Supernatural

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

We are in the middle of short series on Mary Poplin’s thought provoking book Finding Calcutta: What Mother Teresa Taught Me About Meaningful Work and Service. This is not a science and faith book – and it is a welcome … Continue reading →

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