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Book Review: Erasmus and the Age of Reformation, by Johan Huizinga

July 7, 2016 by Bob Trube No Comments

Summary: An elegantly written biography of Desiderius Erasmus describing his life, thought and character as a scholar who hoped to awaken “good learning” and to bring about a purified Catholic church, and the tensions resulting from being caught between Reformers and Catholic hierarchy.

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Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: Book Review, calling, Christian scholar, christian scholarship, Erasmus, humanism, humanist scholarship, Johan Huizinga, public domain works, Reformation

Science in Review: Playing God

May 27, 2015 by Andy Walsh 2 Comments

Film frame of Ultron in church

There is much to enjoy about Avengers: Age of Ultron, and it touches on a number of themes worthy of further exploration. Astonishing visuals do a lot of narrative heavy lifting; the action choreography reveals a lot about the characters and their relationships. Consequently, the film has plenty of opportunities to share what’s on its mind. And apparently, that’s God.

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Movie Reviews, Science and Faith Tagged With: Avengers: Age of Ultron, evolution, film, humanism, movies, science, science in review

Book Review: Incarnational Humanism

December 17, 2013 by Bob Trube No Comments

Christianity and humanism have often been portrayed as foes — Christianity being about God and the other-worldly and humanism being about the greatness of human beings. This weighty book explores why this is a false misconception and how the divide being Christianity and humanism has developed. Jens Zimmermann argues that the basis for Christian humanism […]

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Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: dietrich bonhoeffer, Eucharist, humanism, incarnational humanism, Incarnational Humanism: A Philosophy of Culture for the Church in the World, intervarsity press, Jens Zimmermann, Jesus Christ and the Life of the Mind, mark noll

Hands and Feet

March 22, 2013 by David No Comments

[This was originally written for a Christian campus publication, Revisions.] The patient came in for a refill of pain medications even though it was his first visit to the family medicine practice. The front desk staff had a letter for the supervising resident from the patient’s previous doctor, which the resident read out loud to […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Health Care Tagged With: Christ, hands and feet, healing, humanism, isaac watts, leper, medicine, st francis, when i survey

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