I've engaged in periodic conversation with David Naugle, Distinguished University Professor, chair and professor of philosophy at Dallas Baptist University, for quite some time. Why? To wrestle with "the heart" and the history of worldview, not only only in an "academic" sense, but also in the life and ministry to which I have been called as a part of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. As you may remember Mike Hickerson interviewed David on Reordered Love, Reordered Lives: Learning the Deep Meaning of Happiness … [Read more...] about Interview: David Naugle on Worldview
Books
Musings: Atheist TV to summer reading
". . . Why are we going to television?" he [David Silverman, president of American Atheists] asked the audience [at Stanford], a mix of about 100 students and people from the local community. "It's part of our strategy of going where we are not. . . ." -- Kimberly Winston. Atheist TV: Coming soon to a television near you (Religion News Service. 5/7/2014). So began my morning reading. This led to a simple Emerging Scholars Network Facebook Wall post in which I commented: I'm surprised that "atheists" don't already … [Read more...] about Musings: Atheist TV to summer reading
Getting started with “How Faith Is Like Skydiving” (Excerpt)
Many books on apologetics do well with the arguments, but have little on how to present them. Faith Is Like Skydiving combines reason with rhetoric, clarity with intellectual depth. It provides a vast array of arguments and a host of images to make those arguments clear and compelling. Intellectually sound and amazingly practical, this terrific book deserves widespread reading. -- James Sire, author of The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog and guest contributor to the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) … [Read more...] about Getting started with “How Faith Is Like Skydiving” (Excerpt)
Faith Is Like Skydiving: Interview with Rick Mattson
When Faith Is Like Skydiving: And Other Memorable Images for Dialogue with Seekers and Skeptics came in the mail from InterVarsity Press (IVP) I just had to drop my colleague Rick Mattson[1] an email to enable us to learn more about his new publication. Note: As you may remember Rick wrote a resource rich series on Headed to Graduate School which gave testimony to his passion not only for the life of the mind, but also for creatively engaging in dialogue with seekers and skeptics. Begin with the End in … [Read more...] about Faith Is Like Skydiving: Interview with Rick Mattson
Interview: Barbara J. Hampton on “Reading Scripture Together: A Comparative Qur’an and Bible Study Guide”
While scholars and pundits debate whether in fact we are facing a "Clash of Civilizations" (in Samuel Huntington's words) between the West and Islam, there is a different kind of encounter that is possible in universities in many parts of the world. Christians and Muslims attend classes together, form friendships, compete on intramural teams, and stay up late together sometimes, talking about the deepest questions. While such conversations can't resolve the violent clashes occurring elsewhere, no one knows what might … [Read more...] about Interview: Barbara J. Hampton on “Reading Scripture Together: A Comparative Qur’an and Bible Study Guide”