I thought this image was clever, even though the smoke is the wrong color: And this one is also worth keeping in mind: Both via Doctor Who and the T.A.R.D.I.S. on Facebook Read more
I thought this image was clever, even though the smoke is the wrong color: And this one is also worth keeping in mind: Both via Doctor Who and the T.A.R.D.I.S. on Facebook Read more
Thom Stark pointed out to me that Peter Capaldi's character in World War Z was officially…well, see for yourself: W. H. O. Doctor! How cool is that? Read more
For those without access to the BBC, the next Doctor after Matt Smith will be… Peter Capaldi More about Capaldi on the BBC Doctor Who blog and IO9. There were some wonderful moments on the show. I particularly liked Colin Baker saying that his idea for his costume was what Christopher Eccleston ended up wearing. I will be trying to re-imagine the Sixth Doctor’s episodes with him dressed that way… The “Keep Calm Don’t Regenerate” t-shirt was also cool. If... Read more
Butler University’s Seminar on Religion and World Civilization public lecture series for the coming year is on the topic “Freedom of Expression and Religion.” If you click through, you will see that there are four interesting topics lined up: “Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Faith: Understanding the First Amendment and Its Global Implications”; “Islam and Free Expression”; “Mr. Putin Goes to Church: Religion and Freedom of Speech in Modern Russia”; and “Academic Freedom and Faith in Higher Education.” Blog readers will be familiar with... Read more
I mentioned previously that I’ve been reading Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam trilogy in order to review them, in particular the forthcoming third book, MaddAddam. I’ll be teaching my class on religion and science fiction this coming semester, and have been debating what novel or novels to include, along with the many short stories and The second book in the trilogy, The Year of the Flood, has the most interesting content from the perspective of the class. That’s the one I mentioned... Read more
The conversation about millennials and church decline continues – see for instance posts by Richard Beck, Bob Cornwall (and another), Tripp Fuller, Hollis Phelps, Eddie Kouya, Allan Bevere, Travis Mamone, Caris Adel, Ann Fontaine, David Hayward, Chris Attaway, and Shannon Barber. Many have suggested that this discussion is one that happens, if not every generation, at least frequently throughout history. Scot McKnight questions whether the evidence indicates that millennials are forsaking church at all. A lot of the posts are responses... Read more
My recent use of the term “parallelomania” (popularized by Samuel Sandmel) has sparked some discussion in the blogosphere. It’s All Random…Mostly expressed dislike for the term. Ian then responded, writing: I have some sympathy for just using the term ‘parallelomania’ as a term of skepticism. To say, yes it is fine to find parallels, but as long as you’ve only shown the parallels, you’re only relying on a kind of probabilistic innuendo to make your point: you have neither analysed the... Read more
I saw this headline on a post on the ISAW blog today: Job: Head Librarian I suspect that I am not the only person in my line of work whose first thought was that this will be some sort of interesting interpretation of the central character of the Book of Job, and only a second later thought that it is more likely a notification about an employment opportunity at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New... Read more
Yesterday was a momentous occasion. For the first time since moving to Indianapolis more than a decade ago, my family lives in a home connected to city water. It isn't that we moved. Citizens Water recently put a main on our street, where previous utility companies had not done so. And then Bedell Plumbing connected us to it. I cannot recommend Bedell highly enough. They were affordable, professional, cheerful and friendly, and fast. We are the first house to get... Read more
Just in case you didn't already know that. HT Approaching Justice Read more
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