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BSRI Press Release, Flyer, and Brochure
April 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Some more information about the Butler Summer Religion Institute. There is a press release on the Butler web site, and there are also digital copies of a flyer and a brochure which can be circulated to those who are interested.
Announcing the Butler Summer Religion Institute
April 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Thanks to a grant from Butler University President’s Innovation Fund, the Religion program at Butler University (Department of Philosophy and Religion) is excited to announce the start of the Butler Summer Religion Institute. This program allows students in high school to earn college credit while still in high school. It also provides an opportunity to [...]
Safety in the Cloud
April 23, 2013 By 2 Comments
For those who are students, or who do research and/or write for a living, the data we have – papers that are due, articles that we are working on – is more valuable than the devices we use to write on. And so anyone who is not currently using Dropbox, or Google Drive, or some [...]
Dinosaurs in a Classroom
March 15, 2013 By 1 Comment
There's a parable in this about an approach to education and assessment that doesn't take into account different personality types and learning styles, isn't there?
Answers in Genesis at Butler University
March 11, 2013 By 345 Comments
I received this notification from an organization on campus: Butler Staff and Faculty Ministry (BSFM) would like to invite faculty, staff and students to join us for our quarterly speaker and Brown Bag Luncheon: Thursday, April 11th, 2013 12:00pm – 1:00pm in the Johnson Room at Robertson Hall Dr. Terry Mortenson: “Origin of Species: was [...]
Biblical Criticism
March 11, 2013 By 1 Comment
This cartoon came to my attention on Facebook: I wonder whether the cartoonist is intentionally playing on the double meaning of “criticism”, or reflects the same confusion educators often encounter in classes. When we talk about “Biblical criticism” the phrase does not mean “criticizing the Bible” – it means the careful, thorough, detailed, scholarly study [...]
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