Postcards from Palookaville

I alluded in an earlier post re. Ted Haggard to St Augustine. I confess to being a big fan.

I alluded in an earlier post re. Ted Haggard to St Augustine. I confess to being a big fan.

Some more book recommendations:

Some more book recommendations:

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).

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).

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 rock band Van Tilen.

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 rock band Van Tilen.

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 who was a close friend of Herbert McCabe...

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 who was a close friend of Herbert McCabe...