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. Stand Up While You Read This! (Olivia Judson, NY Times Opinionator, 2/23/2010): an evolutionary biologist warns her reader: Your chair is your enemy. It doesn't matter if you go running every morning, or you're a regular at the gym. If … [Read more...] about Week in Review: Walking Treadmill Edition
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Week in Review: Awe-Inspiring Blizzard Edition
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. Photo Credit: Philadelphia's Swann Memorial Fountain, blizzard-style, from Eddie Hales via Flickr. Click for a larger image. 1. Is there a place in the academy for the Christian worldview? (Jesus Creed) RJS, a regular guest blogger at Scot … [Read more...] about Week in Review: Awe-Inspiring Blizzard Edition
Lost in a Blizzard of Hidden Persuaders?
Find yourself in blizzard conditions as you reflect upon the larger structure of education, but can't quite figure out why or the proper direction for next steps? In Chapter 4: The Information Economy of Education, Paul D. Spears and Steven R. Loomis move from tracing several important knowledge traditions vital to Christian thought and indispensable to a complete education ... [to] an exercise in the ontology of education as a social institution. -- Education for Human Flourishing: A Christian Perspective.* … [Read more...] about Lost in a Blizzard of Hidden Persuaders?
Justified True Belief
After rattling the reader's cage by exploring Have you been properly educated?, Paul D. Spears and Steven R. Loomis argue: Most of the abilities that we associate with knowledge in the educational field turn out to be mostly a capacity to recite. ... As humans we are constantly engaged in mental activities. We constantly access and categorize everything around us. We experience the world around us and we have beliefs about the world, some of which are true and some of which are false. We justify our ideas … [Read more...] about Justified True Belief
Best Books for Graduate Students?
A while back, I asked for your recommendations for the best books for undergrads, and you came through with a pretty impressive list. Let's advance a few years. What books do you recommend to graduate students, on God, on academia, or just about life in general? There will probably be some overlap, but here are some common graduate school situations that might affect the list: Deeper exploration of a specific discipline or profession New life experiences (e.g. marriage, children, death of family and … [Read more...] about Best Books for Graduate Students?