Nearly every semester I teach a basic news reporting class. For most of my students it's their first taste of being put through their paces and cranking out stories on deadline. They do one article a week – 350 words, at least one authoritative source, at least one additional source, a photo and a caption. This keeps them hopping for about the first 11 weeks of the semester. So toward the end of the term, I like to shift gears a little bit and give them a book report. … [Read more...] about Journalism Notes: Students go Gonzo for relativism
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Movies are Signposts in a Strange Land
May we point to the path, at times narrow and dark, but never without the Light.[i] … [Read more...] about Movies are Signposts in a Strange Land
Insights from works by people from other worldviews?
James W. Sire addresses another excellent question from Micheal Hickerson, ESN Blog Contributor: Should Christians worry if they find themselves enjoying or gaining insight from artistic, literary or academic works by people from other worldviews? I know that this has been a question within the Christian world from the ancients to the present. Didn't Tertullian (c. 160-230) ask, “What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?” But, though I was brought up in a modestly fundamentalist community, the question has always … [Read more...] about Insights from works by people from other worldviews?
Does worldview theory lead to relativism?
James W. Sire addresses another excellent question from Micheal Hickerson, ESN Blog Contributor: Is there a danger that acknowledging different worldviews will lead to the position that "all truth is relative"? Yes and No. Yes. If in fact there are different worldviews (and indeed there are), then one way to avoid frustration in dialog between those holding divergent worldviews is to give up the notion that any worldview is more likely to be true than any other worldview. This situation has been realized in our … [Read more...] about Does worldview theory lead to relativism?