2014-02-21T12:29:29-05:00

From Tyler Francke’s God of Evolution blog. Read more

2014-02-21T12:09:12-05:00

I recently came across this call for papers that some readers may be interested in: First Conference of the International Society for Heresy Studies May 30-31, 2014 full name / name of organization: International Society for Heresy Studies contact email:  Gregory T. Erickson ([email protected]) Deadline for conference proposals extended to March 1st, 2014! The International Society for Heresy Studies announces a Call for Papers for its inaugural conference at New York University, May 30-31, 2014. We will accept proposals for... Read more

2014-02-21T08:18:17-05:00

The image above first came to my attention on Allan Bevere's blog. But today the publisher E. J. Brill shared it on Facebook, adding the detail that it is supposed to be the preface to the 1830 book Zwingli’s Letters and Treatises by Joel Watts. The message of this “Peeface” for us today? Proofread. Carefully.   Read more

2014-02-21T07:07:52-05:00

The United States lags behind other countries in many respects, despite being wealthier, and in most instances also more populous. We have more money and hours than most other major world powers and developed nations to dedicate to the things we consider important. And so why are things like poverty, health care, and education not doing better? Could the answer be as simple as because we are not dedicating ourselves to changing those things? The quote from David Pakman in... Read more

2014-02-20T11:46:49-05:00

This video features a Butler graduate, Dr. Stephanie Slemp, who majored in religion, talking about her choice of major, her vocation and career path, and the role that the Center for Faith and Vocation here at Butler University played in her exploration of and reflection on the decisions she made. Read more

2014-02-20T08:39:52-05:00

When pastor Peter LaRuffa recently said that he would believe the Bible even if it said 2+2=5, he probably thought he was standing up for Biblical inerrancy. In fact, he was undermining it, showing it to be meaningless. It is less obvious for some people to see the problem when fundamentalist Christians dismiss evidence from history or science that contradicts the Bible. But it is much clearer when it is math that is at issue. Assuming we agree on a... Read more

2014-02-20T07:28:13-05:00

The quote comes from a comment Tyler left on Tony Breeden’s blog, which I thought made an important point very clearly and succinctly. Read more

2014-02-19T21:44:55-05:00

The above Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal cartoon offers a clever rejoinder to the “I don't believe in love” claim. It led me to think of another. One can respond to the claim to disbelieve in love by pointing out that that state of disbelief, and the reasoning that drives it, is every bit as much “just a bunch of chemical reactions” in the brain. And so isn't that stance self-contradictory, akin to saying that one doesn't believe in thought? One... Read more

2014-02-19T15:04:45-05:00

I like the most recent XKCD cartoon and its take on the “slippery slope” idea. People always assume that one is going to slip in a direction that they want to go. And in fact, often the things that are really valuable are really hard and take a conscious effort. But anything can become a habit, a custom. People who being by volunteering an hour often find themselves working full time for a charity before they know it. That isn’t... Read more

2014-02-19T09:48:04-05:00

I came across the image above on Reddit. What do you think? Would Genesis be likely to be understood better or worse if it began with “Once upon a time” rather than “In the beginning”?   Read more

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