Indiana University has an interesting archive featuring Steve Reich’s exploration of the Psalms. And the recent Past Forward composer spotlight on Reich is also very interesting. Read more
Indiana University has an interesting archive featuring Steve Reich’s exploration of the Psalms. And the recent Past Forward composer spotlight on Reich is also very interesting. Read more
I had a wonderful conversation recently with a student, which touched on a number of aspects of the problem of evil that – despite millennia of attention – seem to me somewhat neglected. For instance, the classic statement of the problem focuses on the incompatibility of three things: omnipotence, omnibenevolence, and evil. But what about omniscience? It might at first glance appear to be logically irrelevant to the problem of evil. But what if one envisages a perfectly powerful and... Read more
Apply now for Religion, Spirituality & the Arts – Creation Learn, collaborate, and explore how art and spirituality come together. The next seminar series will once again explore Creation with an emphasis on Genesis 1 & 2, Adam and Eve. Applications will be accepted between April 17th and May 31st. Seminar sessions will take place during the evenings of: 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 11/9, 12/7, 1/11/18, 2/8/18 with a culminating exhibition in late February. Find more information and application instructions... Read more
I am delighted to announce that I will be presenting at Gen Con’s Trade Day for the first time this year, together with two of my colleagues. We have a two hour session planned, the first half of which will be presentations and discussions about our experience with gamification at a variety of levels in our work as university educators, from individual classroom activities to entire syllabuses. The second hour we will play Canon: The Card Game! More information will... Read more
Bill and some other students are looking for a house for six, and after being frustrated with what is available, a mysterious man offers them an enormous old house. The Doctor helps Bill to move, and senses something is odd. Bill says that the Doctor is her granddad. Bill says that an old house and a dodgy landlord are par for the course for students. Sheri, one of the other students, describes it as a “Scooby Doo house.” The doctor... Read more
Estonian composer Tõnu Kõrvits set the above traditional hymns in a new way. You can hear more of his work on his Soundcloud page: Here are two recordings of the same movement from his “Songs from the Song of Songs”: Read more
The contrasting quotes come via Jonathan Bernier on Facebook. In making the meme, I chose two images of Jesus interacting with people with preexisting conditions. Read more
Dănuţ Mănăstireanu drew my attention to the video above. It is striking how its creator felt that this music – Kyrie Eleison – fit well in conjunction with scenes from the Lord of the Rings. What do you make of the juxtaposition? Read more
Even the Daily Mail is reporting on a course at Butler University that explores the election of Donald Trump and strategies for resistance. It is ironic that the article (and the conservative blog posts it is based on) views the offering of such a course as somehow against the spirit of inclusivity. If I may (in the spirit of inclusivity) offer a Star Trek analogy on Star Wars day, the inclusive United Federation of Planets has to develop strategies of resistance against... Read more
A happy Star Wars Day (and bad pun day) to those who celebrate the occasion today! For your amusement, to mark the occasion, here is a LEGO Star Wars playset spoof that has apparently landed LEGO in hot water for giving a “spoiler” about “The Force Awakens.” If you are among the few who still haven’t seen it, then feel free to avert your gaze at this point… Read more
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