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November 2017

November 15, 2017
A call for papers that some readers of this blog will be very interested in:...
November 14, 2017
The episode begins with Captain Lorca receiving an order from a StarFleet admiral to return to...
November 13, 2017
At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten teenagers who took their phones and waited for...
November 12, 2017
I've been meaning since Peter Gurry blogged about it last year to mention the launch...
November 11, 2017
The Center for the Study of Christian Origins shared the news a while back about...
November 10, 2017
There are two events that I unfortunately cannot attend at AAR/SBL in Boston, but which...
November 09, 2017
With the proverb "If you want peace, prepare for war" as its title, it isn't...
November 08, 2017
Since today I will be talking about the ethics of driverless cars, I of course...
November 07, 2017
Word clouds are not just for fun, as most people who work in the humanities...
November 06, 2017
I love late Romantic music, and was delighted to have this piano concerto by Hanns Wolf...
November 05, 2017
I am trying to remember where I read a quote to the effect that the...
November 04, 2017
"In Seven Days" by Thomas Adès is an unusual composition exploring the seven days of...
November 03, 2017
Robert Orlando shared with me that he will be releasing a sequel to his movie...
November 02, 2017
A flyer about the PACA ("Pray America Christian Again") Plan was stuck on the outside...
November 01, 2017
A recent article on IO9 asked what the most frustrating revision to canon was in...

October 2017

October 31, 2017
Online outlets as different as Forbes and IndieWire agree that Star Trek: Discovery has taken...
October 30, 2017
Brandon Withrow has a new article out, about “The New Religions Obsessed with A.I.” It includes...
October 29, 2017
I am so delighted with the poster that my talented colleague Rebecca DeGrazia created for...
October 28, 2017
Have you seen the news that a robot named Sophia was granted citizenship in Saudi...
October 27, 2017
There are multiple works by Stephanie Ann Boyd whose titles resonate for those who study ancient...
October 26, 2017
What’s So Funny? Discovering and Interpreting Humor in the Ancient World A conference to be...
October 25, 2017
Sy Garte writes: Science is not about amassing evidence to prove a point. That’s what...
October 24, 2017
The episode introduces us to several continuing stories, providing new information related to each. Sylvia...
October 23, 2017
A video of composer Arvo Pärt speaking at St. Vladimir's Seminary.
October 22, 2017
The Center for the Study of Christian Origins shared the above video featuring Amy-Jill Levine...
October 21, 2017
I discovered Paul Stanhope's music through the Naxos Music Database, which introduced me to his...
October 20, 2017
In talking with a mythicist on Facebook who seemed blissfully unaware of how nonsensical his...
October 19, 2017
Even more than a year later, I still have photos and stories to share from...
October 18, 2017
From a post by Adam Ericksen with the title "Mike Pence Is a Devout Christian,...
October 17, 2017
Episode 5 of the first season of Star Trek: Discovery begins with Michael Burnham having...
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