2011-06-05T23:21:49-04:00

Last updated on: June 5, 2011 at 11:21 pm   By

Via TheoFantastique, I learned of a call for papers for a conference on Harry Potter. Here are the details: The Harry Potter series has become a publishing phenomenon that has captured the imagination of children and adults all over the world. The stories created by J.K. Rowling have inspired extensive multidisciplinary academic discussion, ranging from cultural and literary analyses, sociological and philosophical interpretations, design practices, to recognised medical publications. Conferences have taken place that focused on the impact that the... Read more

2011-06-05T23:13:27-04:00

Last updated on: June 5, 2011 at 11:13 pm   By

I suspect that many fans would say that this episode represents a moment when the series, rather than its main character, rose so high and fell so far. Loren Rosson and Gabriel McKee both have reviews (with spoilers) and there will be spoilers in what follows. And believe me, if you haven’t seen it yet but plan to, there are surprises (even if they are things that some had suspected) which you won’t want spoiled before watching the episode –... Read more

2011-06-05T22:41:06-04:00

Last updated on: June 5, 2011 at 10:41 pm   By

Via Mark Goodacre, who suggested the resemblance to Jesus mythicism (and warned of the expletive): Read more

2011-06-05T18:53:20-04:00

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In the hullabaloo about Sarah Palin’s lack of familiarity with Paul Revere, some of the attention seems to me to focus on what is a less important point. Everyone flubs historical details at some point, even major ones. The bigger issue is one that I highlighted in another post recently, and which Scott Bailey also highlighted, namely an unwillingness, having been caught ill-informed, to admit that one was wrong. Apparently fans of Sarah Palin have been rewriting the Wikipedia entry... Read more

2011-06-05T13:47:21-04:00

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There is an interesting irony in the fact that a tradition that apparently once practiced child sacrifice has evolved into one in which (in certain segments, at least) is adamant in protecting the rights even of the not-yet-born. The teachings on the unborn found within the Bible are somewhat ambiguous. Exodus 21:22-25 appears to make a distinction between causing a miscarriage (treated as a misdemeanor and punished with a fine) and harm to the mother, although the term of ‘miscarriage’... Read more

2011-06-04T11:23:00-04:00

Last updated on: June 4, 2011 at 11:23 am   By

Another great cartoon from David Hayward, that made me laugh out loud… Read more

2011-06-04T00:00:03-04:00

Last updated on: June 4, 2011 at 12:00 am   By

Thanks to Daniel McClellan for posting the Top 10 Biblioblogs by vote for this past month, and thank you to everyone who voted for Exploring Our Matrix, which came in #1 again! Thanks for following the blog to its new location! A newcomer to the top 10, right there at the bottom, is Jim West. Having been bumped from the #1 position on the top 50 list, it is interesting to see his blog appear in the top 10 by... Read more

2011-06-03T23:41:21-04:00

Last updated on: June 3, 2011 at 11:41 pm   By

Two cartoons on this same topic were shared today on blogs I read. The first, from XKCD via Davar Akher: The second is from Dilbert via Dr. Platypus: Read more

2011-06-03T19:16:28-04:00

Last updated on: June 3, 2011 at 7:16 pm   By

Many might think of being “Biblical” as challenging because it would be strenuous and demanding to follow every single detail literally, as A. J. Jacobs did in The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible. In fact, there are a large number of different ways of being “Biblical” around today, all mutually contradictory, and most or all of them open to the charge that they are in fact “un-Biblical,” not simply... Read more

2011-06-03T00:38:22-04:00

Last updated on: June 3, 2011 at 12:38 am   By

I hope that someone who is likely to buy me a present in the near future reads this. I definitely would wear a T-shirt with this (although apparently they are a limited edition and already gone!) HT The Doctor Who News Page Read more

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