Postcards from Palookaville

As WTS kicked off the 2010-11 year this week, there were two notable events. First, the Seminary Student President compiled music for the welcome barbecue not from the traditional 1980s gospelevator music list but on the basis of classic rock references in the MDiv Reformation lectures. Out goes `...

If being a generalist is, as I have argued, not simply possible but more than ever necessary, how does one set about becoming one? The first part (indeed, 90%) of the answer is likely the most unwelcome: disciplined use of time. I have a job and a half (Dean at a Seminary, plus a teaching load...

If being a generalist is, as I have argued, not simply possible but more than ever necessary, how does one set about becoming one? The first part (indeed, 90%) of the answer is likely the most unwelcome: disciplined use of time. I have a job and a half (Dean at a Seminary, plus a teaching load...

I saw on the news this morning that one Terry Jones, of the Dove World Outreach Center , is to hold a `burn a Koran' day in order to demonstrate his hatred of Islam. A couple of things come to mind. First, there is the obvious question of whether such a gesture will cause some extreme backlash in...

I saw on the news this morning that one Terry Jones, of the Dove World Outreach Center , is to hold a `burn a Koran' day in order to demonstrate his hatred of Islam. A couple of things come to mind. First, there is the obvious question of whether such a gesture will cause some extreme backlash in...

As noted the other day, I have for years argued that you need reasons not to be Catholic. Prime among them for me would be justification by grace through faith and repudiation of papal authority. Arguments in favour of Rome, on the other hand, would include a disregard for being trendy for the sake...

As noted the other day, I have for years argued that you need reasons not to be Catholic. Prime among them for me would be justification by grace through faith and repudiation of papal authority. Arguments in favour of Rome, on the other hand, would include a disregard for being trendy for the sake...

James Anderson, over at RTS, has posted an interesting critique of Stephen Hawking here .

James Anderson, over at RTS, has posted an interesting critique of Stephen Hawking here .

In thinking about the importance of being a generalist, the first thing to understand is that it is, indeed, a possibility. This might seem to be something of a stretch in the current climate of hyper-specialisation and oceans of information that no man can possibly navigate, but I do believe that...