What are you reading, watching, thinking about this week? As usual, here's a few which have been on our mind. Let us know your thoughts on any/all of them. If you have items you'd like us to consider for the top five, add them in the comments or send them to Tom or Mike. 1. Alan Jacobs' Grad School Thoughts: Should you go to grad school? "Probably not," writes Alan Jacobs, Wheaton English professor and author of Original Sin, The Narnian, A Theology of Reading, and many other excellent things. But if you insist, … [Read more...] about Week in Review: The Valiant Return Edition
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An Obituary for the “Warfare” View of Science and Religion
Do you have Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths about Science and Religion on your reading list (personal and/or group discussion)? The book's edited by one of the names in the study of science-religion in America, i.e., Ronald L. Numbers, University Wisconsin-Madison, Hilldale Professor of the History of Science and Medicine. As for the title of this entry, I'm referring to last week's Science and Sacred post by Ted Davis, Messiah College, History of Science. Here's an excerpt. The twenty-five authors in … [Read more...] about An Obituary for the “Warfare” View of Science and Religion
A Faith & Culture Devotional
If you don't already have a copy of A Faith & Culture Devotional, click here to learn how to enter a drawing for a free copy. The first drawing is on August 31st and the second on September 7th. Whether or not you win a copy, consider starting off the new term with a copy in hand. Thank-you to Kelly Monroe Kullberg for her work on this project and the gift of this week's devo from John Stott, see excerpt below. Note: You may remember our June study Stott's classic Your Mind Matters. I believe that … [Read more...] about A Faith & Culture Devotional
Francis Collins Picked To Head NIH
What do you think about Francis Collins Picked To Head NIH? The NPR piece lays his credentials, faith, and embracing of the two out in the open. I wonder how many hits there will be to BioLogos (which the NPR article links to) over the course of the next several days? See BioLoguration for my earlier comments on the blog aspect of this amazing resource. And if you haven't read Collins' The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief, it's time to pick up a copy (or at least catch the NPR interview) … [Read more...] about Francis Collins Picked To Head NIH
Christianity needs to be unfashionable on campus
Would you agree or disagree with me that Christianity* is unfashionable on campus? If so, would you go further with me to argue that Christianity is even more unfashionable on campus than in our larger culture? Whether you agree or disagree with me that Christianity is unfashionable on campus, does Christianity need to be unfashionable on campus? And if so, why and how? … [Read more...] about Christianity needs to be unfashionable on campus