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Are There Any Books That You Revere?

November 13, 2012 by Micheal Hickerson 11 Comments

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In my continued reading of Alan Jacobs' A Theology of Reading, I've come to his chapter “Kenosis.” He addresses the question of whether someone can love a text in the same self-giving way that one can —even ought to —love another person. Kenosis is the Greek word used in Philippians 2:7 to describe the “self-emptying” movement of Christ in his Incarnation: [Jesus], being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the … [Read more...] about Are There Any Books That You Revere?

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: alan jacobs, books, jesus, kenosis, reading

Talking with Non-Evangelicals (When God Talks Back)

September 18, 2012 by Micheal Hickerson 3 Comments

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A couple of weeks ago, I finished reading T.M. Luhrmann's When God Talks Back: Understanding the American Evangelical Relationship with God. As I mentioned then, please read Mark Noll's review, which is much better than what I could have written. This week, I'd like to share a few things that I learned from Luhrmann about engaging and talking with non-evangelicals. Next week, I'll have a few thoughts about how we evangelicals can talk amongst ourselves. 1. Encourage good scholars and thinkers, whatever their beliefs. … [Read more...] about Talking with Non-Evangelicals (When God Talks Back)

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Christian Thought and Practice, When God Talks Back Tagged With: anthropology, books, conversation, Evangelicalism, Prayer, t.m. luhrmann, When God Talks Back

Book Review: Homosexuality and the Christian

September 7, 2012 by Tim 4 Comments

Homosexuality and the Christian

We're beginning an occasional series of short book reviews, written by guest writers, on topics relevant to Christians in the academy. The following review is by  Tim, a professor at a small private college. Thank you, Tim! If you'd like to contribute a book review, please get in touch.  ~ Mike This year has seen homosexuality in the news more than usual. In March, Vanderbilt University began prohibiting student groups from requiring officers to sign a statement of beliefs, following a homosexual student's … [Read more...] about Book Review: Homosexuality and the Christian

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: book reviews, books, culture, homosexuality, mark yarhouse, politics

Bielo: The Textual Economies of Bible Studies

July 10, 2012 by Micheal Hickerson 4 Comments

James Bielo's Words Upon the Word: An Ethnography of Evangelical Group Bible Study  closely observes several Bible studies in Lansing, Michigan. I've been reading and blogging about the book this summer as part of my efforts to gain a sense of the academic perspective on evangelical Christians[1. You may have noticed that Bielo capitalizes "Evangelical," while I don't. The style of our blog has generally been not to capitalize the word, but I've maintained Bielo's own usage in my quotations.]. In this week's chapter, … [Read more...] about Bielo: The Textual Economies of Bible Studies

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Christian Thought and Practice, Words Upon the Word Tagged With: bible study, books, C. S. Lewis, evangelicals, james s. bielo

What’s on your summer reading list?

May 8, 2012 by Micheal Hickerson Leave a Comment

Just a brief post today, because Tom and I have been busy with other things. Perhaps because of my busy schedule, I've been thinking ahead to summer, when I will have more time for reading —or, at least, I imagine I'll have more time.  Two weeks ago, I shared my reading list  focusing on how academics perceive evangelicals. My family has a vacation scheduled for June, and my hope is that I'll make a big dent in that reading list while sitting by the beach. (Yes, that's how much a nerd I am. No Hunger Games for me, … [Read more...] about What’s on your summer reading list?

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Science Corner Tagged With: books, reading lists, summer

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