PERPETUATING A FALSE DICHOTOMY

Christianity & Culture

The church I attend, Wellspring Anglican Church (in Denver, CO), is putting together a series on Christianity and Culture this summer.  The goal is to address cultural issues to see if Christianity really is up to the challenge, true and relevant.  We are going to be having scholars such as Craig Blomberg, Douglas Groothuis, Richard Hess, and many others speak on topics such as Christianity and Science, the historical reliability of the New Testament, immigration, the middle east conflict, and much, much more!

I have created a website for this series…go here for more info on the Christianity and Culture Summer Series.

Thought police at Wikipedia still at it

Yes, I admit it: I don’t especially like Wikipedia. It is, admittedly, a first stop for basic info on some topics. But regarding controversial topics, Wikipedia has repeatedly been shown unreliable. At any rate, here’s the latest: see here for the latest.

RELATED POSTS: Here (off site).

The hits just keep on coming

More on why Wikipedia cannot be trusted

More Defects at Wikipedia

Exposed - Maltese abuse on Wikipedia

AAUP Reports on Economic Status of Higher Education

The report may be found here. It’s eye-opening.

The report highlights the ridiculous state of affairs consisting in football coaches being payed up to ten times what university professors make. I’m ashamed to acknowledge that Skip Bertman (then AD at LSU), the only quoted AD in the report, apparently didn’t pay much attention to the inductive argument lecture in Intro to Logic (which all freshman should be required to take). Permit me to go on record–again–and say that universities need to get their priorities straight: athletics are extracurricular, that is, they are not why universities exist!

HT: Kevin at The Timpest.

Is Oprah a Cult Leader?

See here for an article entitled Is Oprah Starting Her Own Cult written by Roger Friedman of Fox News.  Keep in mind the obvious slant of Fox News.  Overall, the article is really interesting and hits on some significant points.

RELATED POST: here.

Online reviews of “Expelled: The Movie”

Generally Positive Reviews:

Douglas Groothuis (a.k.a. The Constructive Curmudgeon) has a good review here.

Dave Berg over at StandFirm.

Generally Negative Reviews:

See here for a review by John Serba of The Grand Rapids Press.

And here for the NYTimes review.

Blogalogue between N.T. Wright and Bart Ehrman on Pain, Evil & God

See here.

Tradition & Scripture: How Tradition Can Contribute to Evangelical Alchemy

There can be no doubt among Protestants and Roman Catholics alike that the discussions surrounding the issues of Scripture and Tradition (and/or [t]radition depending on definition of terms) have been historically marked by virulent criticism, often accentuating and perpetuating poor arguments and thereby creating more heat than light. One such argument is that which seeks to pit Tradition against or over Scripture and vice-versa. Protestant detractors often make comments such as, “You are all about the traditions of men whereas we stand firm only on the Holy Word of God.” Yet “it may come as a surprise to some readers that for most of church history Scripture and tradition were perceived as generally compatible with each other.”

Congratulations, Xavier!

Congratulations to Summa Philosophiae’s own Xavier, whose exceptional work has earned him a place in the PhD program in philosophy at the University of Dallas. Way to go!

One man’s report on the Ehrman vs. Wallace debate

April 4-5, 2008, saw the annual Greer-Heard lectureship at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. This year featured a debate between Dan Wallace and Bart Ehrman on the textual reliability of the New Testament. Here is a link to one man’s summary and reaction to the debate.