In this four-part series, I aim to think about one particular aspect of language: naming. In the introduction, I preliminarily addressed the root of the problem, the Fall. In this post I want to dive deeper into the original ‘scene of the crime' for clues toward the character of the relationship between language and naming. … [Read more...] about Overnaming as The Fall
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Interview with John Walton
ESN Writer Mark Hansard interviews John Walton, author of The Lost World of Adam and Eve. See Mark's review of the book here. … [Read more...] about Interview with John Walton
“Your crooked heart”: Literary Study and Spiritual Formation (Scholar’s Call)
John Runciman, King Lear in the Storm, 1767 Act III of Shakespeare's King Lear gets to me every time. Lear, spectacularly blinded by pride and bereft of power in his old age, having foolishly exiled one daughter and exposed himself to betrayal by the other two, retreats into a storm with his Fool and descends into madness, shaking his fist at nature, railing, “Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! Rage! Blow!” … [Read more...] about “Your crooked heart”: Literary Study and Spiritual Formation (Scholar’s Call)
Navigating Purpose: Re-integrating Faith and Learning, Fall
So this I say therefore, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind, being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart; and they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality, for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. - Ephesians 4:17-19 (NASB) Reflection In the first post of this series, we discussed how … [Read more...] about Navigating Purpose: Re-integrating Faith and Learning, Fall
Science Corner: There but for the Grace of God
The new data—among the first to be gathered on moral behavior outside of the lab—confirm what psychologists have long suspected: Religious and nonreligious people are equally prone to immoral acts. That's the headline from a new study summarized here. I'm pretty sure the apostle Paul long suspected that conclusion too. … [Read more...] about Science Corner: There but for the Grace of God