The quote comes from Dianna Anderson’s book Damaged Goods: New Perspectives on Christian Purity, which I just reviewed here on the blog. Read more
The quote comes from Dianna Anderson’s book Damaged Goods: New Perspectives on Christian Purity, which I just reviewed here on the blog. Read more
I made the same point some years ago in a blog post. But the above image, shared on Facebook by the page Science & Scripture, makes the point much more effectively and succinctly. Does someone claim that they simply read the Bible and have no need for scholars, when they are reading the Bible in translation, or reading critical editions of the texts in the original languages, or using manuscripts copied by scribes, having learned Hebrew and Greek with the help of... Read more
I am grateful to have been sent a review copy of Damaged Goods: New Perspectives on Christian Purity by Dianna Anderson. Anderson’s book explores the purity culture of the Evangelical background in which she was raised, and its approach to sex and gender, arguing that there is a need for a radically different approach to sexual ethics among Christians. The book offers a combination of Anderson’s own experience, the experience of others, her interviews with representatives of Evangelical purity culture in... Read more
Gakusei Don suggested the above in response to my prompting about adding Godzilla to the Bible. One can actually make a serious point by doing this. Godzilla fits the text much better than a dinosaur would, and that supports the understanding of the text as referring to a mythical dragon and not a real prehistoric lizard. Someone else suggested David vs. Godzilla, and that already exists, courtesy of Ben Riddlebarger, whose work I’ve shared here previously in a post with... Read more
Cracked shared a series of movie posters which have Godzilla added to them, and one of them was Noah. That got me thinking: which Biblical stories would be better with Godzilla in them? Share your suggestions/stories/images in the comments section. Read more
Matthew Malcolm noticed that people read his blog more at 2pm on Tuesdays than at other times during the week. Looking at statistics could tell me when people read my blog in relation to my own local time. But I am also curious what time it is where you are when you read the blog. Feel free to include or omit what time zone you live in, but at least telling me days and times would be very interesting. When... Read more
From Existential Comics. Be sure to read the scrolling headlines at the bottom. Read more
From PHD Comics. Read more
Another addition to the collection of things Jesus never said, this reflects the way some Protestants view church history. Read more
I confess that when I was included in the book club discussing Janis Durham’s book The Hand on the Mirror: A True Story of Life Beyond Death, I was not entirely enthusiastic. I had blogged about books about near-death experiences by Eben Alexander and Mary Neal, and they left me skeptical. I was delighted to find that Durham’s book is of a significantly different sort in at least certain respects. While it begins with personal biographical narrative and experience in... Read more
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