Stephen’s question
Cards on the table — like Derek, I know Stephen Williams. He was my predecessor in the editorial chair at Themelios and, when I took over, memorably told me it was like `selling a second hand car to a friend’. …
Category Postcards from Palookaville
M-m-m-m-y Generation
The Who played Philly on Saturday night. America may have the greatest rock poets in Dylan and The Boss, but England (Wales strangely absent, Del-Boy….) still has the greatest live rock band in the world.
M-m-m-m-y Generation
The Who played Philly on Saturday night. America may have the greatest rock poets in Dylan and The Boss, but England (Wales strangely absent, Del-Boy….) still has the greatest live rock band in the world.
Leadership, Holy Men, and Lessons from Augustine
We can now take this point a stage further: in this context, that of the god-like aspirations of leadership, sin becomes incredibly attractive. In the Confessions, Augustine makes it clear in relation to a trivial act of the youthful crime…
Tel-Boy versus Dawkins
Terry Eagleton’s review of Richard Dawkins’ latest book is well worth a read, demonstrating that it isn’t just orthodox Christians who struggle with RD’s portrayal of religion. TE is one of the funniest and sharpest literary critics around, a former Catholic…
Tel-Boy versus Dawkins
Terry Eagleton’s review of Richard Dawkins’ latest book is well worth a read, demonstrating that it isn’t just orthodox Christians who struggle with RD’s portrayal of religion. TE is one of the funniest and sharpest literary critics around, a former Catholic…
Weber again
Absent from the blog for a few days, I missed Del Boy’s question re. Weber. First, never heard of this Carl Maria character — unless he was the guy who stood in for David Lee Roth when he left the…
Weber again
Absent from the blog for a few days, I missed Del Boy’s question re. Weber. First, never heard of this Carl Maria character — unless he was the guy who stood in for David Lee Roth when he left the…
Low Marx for Hard Knox
Each year I spend one week of my Reformation course reflecting with students on the two secular philosophers who most shape modern views of Protestantism: Marx (Karl, not Harpo) and Weber (Max, not Otto).
Low Marx for Hard Knox
Each year I spend one week of my Reformation course reflecting with students on the two secular philosophers who most shape modern views of Protestantism: Marx (Karl, not Harpo) and Weber (Max, not Otto).