What excites Tom most about BioLogos? Hard to top the visual presentation structure and the carefully selected offerings found in the suggested resource section. None-the-less, the weekly thoughts on Science and the Sacred may open new possibilities for much needed visceral, entry level conversation for those who face isolation, not realizing resources and events/communities exist. The Science and the Sacred blog may also remind those who have found comfortable learning communities that they can be a … [Read more...] about BioLoguration
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Greeting: Christ is Risen!
Response: Truly, He is Risen! First, as we read the Easter stories, we note the strange absence of Scripture in them. When you read the Gospel accounts of Jesus' last days —of his arrest, his trial, and his crucifixion —you find Old Testament echoes, quotations, and allusions all over the place. The Psalms, Isaiah, Daniel, Zechariah, and other books have provided material that has then been woven into the structure of the narrative. ... … [Read more...] about Greeting: Christ is Risen!
Thinking with Your Hands: Part II
What does Nicholas Wolterstorff make of Richard Sennett's The Craftsman (Yale University Press, 2008)? About half-way through the review, Wolterstorff critiques Sennett's advocacy of animal laborans' (i.e., the laboring human being, who asks How?) ability to function separate from homo faber (i.e., the human being who asks Why? and assumes the role of guide/critic to animal laborans) or at least a conversation in community regarding the ethics of particular crafts. In particular, Wolterstorff uses Sennett's … [Read more...] about Thinking with Your Hands: Part II
Thinking with Your Hands: Part I
In the March/April edition of Books & Culture: A Christian Review, Nicholas Wolterstorff's review of Richard Sennett's The Craftsman (Yale University Press, 2008) raises concerns of particular relevance to Emerging Scholars. First, Wolterstorff digs into Sennett's critique of the lower status given to animal laborans (i.e., the laboring human being, who asks How?) in relationship to homo faber (i.e., the human being who asks Why? and assumes the role of guide/critic to animal laborans). Some quotes from The … [Read more...] about Thinking with Your Hands: Part I
Reading the Mind of God
How do you properly respect and frame the work of one who has courageously pressed on with his life despite the diagnosis of ALS (1962 at the age of 21), discovered black-hole evaporation (1974), contributed the most to our understanding of gravity since Einstein, and achieved world-wide fame while searching for a complete theory of everything which he claims will reveal the mind of God?* I ask that question quite literally as I've been thinking about what to write regarding Stephen Hawking for several weeks. Quite … [Read more...] about Reading the Mind of God