A Review of Matt Perman's What's Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done (Zondervan: 2014) By David H. Leonard, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Apologetics, Luther Rice University, Atlanta, GA It might be tempting to think that productivity is a topic more suitable for business leaders and entrepreneurs, for whom it's essential to “get things done” as efficiently as possible. As Matt Perman argues in What's Best Next, however, productivity is mainly about loving others by … [Read more...] about In Pursuit of Gospel-Driven Productivity
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Apologetics – the What and the Why
In my last post, I said that as an academic teaching religion, I should not consider that my role as a teacher is apologetic in its nature. And by that I mean that I can teach religious systems (in my case Catholic theology) as religious systems without feeling like I have a responsibility to point out where these religious systems do not agree with the basic tenets of Christianity or with my own position as an evangelical Protestant. But this raises the question, what then is the nature of apologetics and why do we … [Read more...] about Apologetics – the What and the Why
The calling of Christian postgrad students and academics — Ard Louis
Ard Louis[1] The calling of Christian postgrad students and academics (1/29/2012) from oxfordchristianmind (52 min, 52 sec). Description: What does our calling to be disciples of Christ mean for our academic vocation (whether temporary as students or longer term as a career)? What are some of the promises and pitfalls of the scholarly life? How can academics and postgraduate students serve and relate to the wider body of Christ (the Church)? Getting to know Ard Louis (Reader in Theoretical Physics at the … [Read more...] about The calling of Christian postgrad students and academics — Ard Louis
Book Review: Theology Remixed
It seems we are in a time where thoughtful Christians are seeking fresh ways to express timeless truths. The challenge is to neither compromise nor change the truth in the process but to convey it in a way that captures this generation's imagination. In Theology Remixed: Christianity as Story, Game, Language, Culture, Adam C. English[1] attempts to do just that by coming up with four analogies for expressing the content of the Christian faith: story language game culture … [Read more...] about Book Review: Theology Remixed
Book Review: Jesus Christ and the Life of the Mind (2)
Working in university ministry with grad students, I am often asked the question of just how this thing of integration of faith and learning is supposed to work. Mark Noll's Jesus Christ and the Life of the Mind (Eerdmans, 2011) is a landmark answer to this question. In one sense, his answer is the very simple, Sunday school answer -- Jesus. Yet behind this simple answer is some very profound theological thinking. Noll not only sees the life of the mind encouraged through our union with Christ, which unites all things … [Read more...] about Book Review: Jesus Christ and the Life of the Mind (2)