Longtime friend of ESN Jay Woodham shared this link on Facebook to an "opinionated play-by-play" of the dialogue between Christian philosopher Alvin Plantinga and atheist philosopher Daniel Dennett at the recent American Philosophical Association meeting. It's a very interesting read, both the blog post and the comments, about a discussion between two of the leading philosophers in academia today. The contributor admits his bias towards Plantinga, so read it for what it's worth, though some of his judgments are … [Read more...] about Dennett and Plantinga at APA
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Happiness in Academe
There's a very interesting article today at the Chronicle of Higher Education, How to Be Happy in Academe ($) by Gregory Pence, professor of philosophy at Alabama-Birmingham. He's writing about how career expectations can become defeaters, leading you to feel depressed about perfectly fine academic work. He shares his own tangled path from New York City to Birmingham, and how much more rewarding his "Plan B" has become than he ever expected. Compare Pence's article to two recent articles published on InterVarsity … [Read more...] about Happiness in Academe
Warranted Christian Belief and CCEL
The Christian Classics Ethereal Library is an incredible resource for theological and devotional classics. It specializes in free or low-cost public domain books. For example, don't have $300 to plunk down for an entire edition of the Ante-Nicene, Nicene, and Post-Nicene Fathers? Download them from CCEL. Today, I received notice that CCEL has obtained permission to publish Alvin Plantinga's Warranted Christian Belief (Oxford, 2000). Here's CCEL's description of this highly regarded book: Warranted Christian … [Read more...] about Warranted Christian Belief and CCEL