Monthly Archives: October 2007

Tim thinks that by tagging me to identify where I was ten, twenty, and thirty years ago, he’ll gain some interesting context to support the reminiscences he’s seen here; I fear that my answers will strike someone with as varied … Continue reading →

I did not sample a madeleine in tea yesterday, but I revisited a longtime friend whom Blogaria knows as Will Smama. We met in the fall of 1990, when she took one of the first classes I taught at Eckerd … Continue reading →

I’m reading a book just now that makes the repeated claim that the New Testament itself, the plain sense of the text, requires assent from its readers — and that provokes me to refine the point I was making yesterday. … Continue reading →

“Cardinal Urges Religious to Get Blogging” (thanks to Jeneane for the heads-up). In my “technology and religion” article, I addressed enither the ignorance that leads Cardinal Ruini to say, “I don’t understand the Internet, but especially young religious ought to … Continue reading →

I’m working on my paper for the annual Society of Anglican and Lutheran Theologians meeting, and for inspiration combing my back catalogue of quotations — my Commonplace Book. There I found the following quotation: Liberals believe that facts (of history, … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Princeton Seminary, who have committed to a digital library initiative and have now arranged for a new XML content server for their digital collection. I had lunch with Nicole a month or so ago, and we enjoyed a … Continue reading →

We are not at church. We volunteered to dogsit for some Princeton friends of ours, before we fully apprehended the consequences of that offer — namely, that the pug for whom we were caring is accustomed to sleeping with his … Continue reading →

I’ve been gratified to observe a small flurry of activity on the web recently, supporting a proposal I first made a long time ago: that we stand better to understand the New Testament and the history and politics surrounding it … Continue reading →

The newest version of Quicksilver has changed the user interface, such that when I launch it and begin typing, I hesitate for a second — not recognizing what I see on the screen. Of course, Quicksilver interprets that pause as … Continue reading →

The much-[unfairly]-maligned Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams interrogates Richard Dawkins’ version of the “Atheists Rule!” meme in an address transcribed here. And at the risk of self-promotion, I ought to remind readers that David Weinberger expressed his qualms about Dawkins … Continue reading →

I was going to comment retrospectively on Tom’s post about the Bible and “proper” understanding, but Paul and Tom and Phil far outdid anything I’d be able to cobble together. So instead, I’ll summarize the article about technology and religion … Continue reading →

I suppose there are theologians I respect more than Nicholas Lash, but there aren’t very many. So when I noticed that he had responded to The God Delusion in New Blackfriars, and that his response was among the free offerings … Continue reading →