Image: Creation, Day 1 David Parry starts off our Scholar's Call Series collection with an exploration of communication and language in light of Christian theology. This material was shared as a talk at the literature stream of the Developing a Christian Mind conference in Oxford in 2013. Here we present it as a series of reflections on the blog. Want to contribute shorter material to the Scholar's Call Springboard collection or longer material to the Scholar's Call Series collection? Fill out our Fall 2015 Writer's … [Read more...] about Communication for Communion: Language Human and Divine, Part 1 (Scholar’s Call)
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Book Review: The Edge of the Precipice
The Edge of the Precipice: Why Read Literature in the Digital Age? By Paul Socken My rating: 4 of 5 stars What will become of reading? In particular, what will become of reading and engaging what have been considered the great works of literature from various cultures (no canon arguments here!)? With the advent of digital media with writing that comes to us in blog posts, tweets, and laced with visual content, what will happen to sitting down to read a long work like Don Quixote or War and Peace? With the … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Edge of the Precipice
Book Review: Why Read?
Why Read? by Mark Edmundson Bloomsbury USA, originally published in 2004 My rating: 3 of 5 stars English departments are under attack in higher education. To be precise, courses that involve reading literature are under attack. Some people still prize being able to express oneself well in writing – maybe what we'll have down the road is simply “Writing Departments.” Not if Mark Edmundson has his way. Why Read? is an extended essay on the value of reading, an expansion of a widely circulated Harpers … [Read more...] about Book Review: Why Read?
Quote: Chesterton on Childlike Delight
Continuing our Summer Quotation Series from Hannah Eagleson. The second quotation in this series comes from G. K. Chesterton, good-humored apologist and writer: A child kicks his legs rhythmically through excess, not absence, of life. Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, "Do it again"; and the grown-up person does it again until he is nearly dead. For grown-up people are not strong enough to … [Read more...] about Quote: Chesterton on Childlike Delight
Week in Review: World Cup 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. 1. Faith and Freedom (Inside Higher Ed, June 9): Our brothers and sisters to the north are facing an interesting debate. The Canadian Association of University Teachers (the largest Canadian faculty association) has begun a campaign to … [Read more...] about Week in Review: World Cup Edition