What are you reading, watching, thinking about this week? Anything special with some time off or is there too much going on with the holiday? As usual, here's a few which have been on our mind. Let us know your thoughts on any/all of them. In addition, 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. In Star-Studded Wise Men: Rethinking the Christmas Story (December 7, 2009), Ben Witherington delivers a strong corrective regarding some … [Read more...] about Week in Review: Last Minute Shopping Edition
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Week in Review: Halloween Edition
Here's the top five articles, books, websites, etc., that we've been reading or thinking about the past week. Let us know your thoughts on any/all of them. In addition, 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. Monsters and the Moral Imagination (Stephen T. Asma, Chronicle of Higher Education, October 25, 2009). With Halloween right around the corner, do you affirm the value of believing in monsters? If so, how would you share … [Read more...] about Week in Review: Halloween Edition
The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship: Discussion 1
George Marsden, Notre Dame's Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History Emeritus, wrote The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997) to take a step toward clarifying what the ancient enterprise of relating faith and learning might mean in the academy today (preface). How can this be accomplished in a time when the university has lost the ability to have substantive conversation regarding not only religion, but also anything that goes beyond the practical to the larger issues … [Read more...] about The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship: Discussion 1
Week in Review: Reading Facebook in Canada Edition
Our Week-in-Review feature has a new format. We know there's way too much to read out there already, so we're going to be highlighting the top five articles, books, websites, etc., that we've been reading or thinking about the past week. 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. What They're Reading on College Campuses (Chronicle of Higher Education, 9/28/2009). How does this survey of college bookstores match with your … [Read more...] about Week in Review: Reading Facebook in Canada Edition
What are the Best Novels about the Academic Life?
Over the weekend, I started reading Stephen Carter's The Emperor of Ocean Park. Carter, a law professor at Yale, made his name with nonfiction books like The Culture of Disbelief, and he also wrote a column for Christianity Today for several years. He's now successfully transitioned into a career as a bestselling novelist. The novel's narrator, Talcott Garland, is an African American law professor at a fictional Ivy League-type university (like they say - write what you know!), and a number of scenes are set within the … [Read more...] about What are the Best Novels about the Academic Life?