On Patriarchy
I see that Phil and I are on the same scent and barking up the same tree (since we’re talking about guys, we might as well start with the dog metaphors right away!). Like Phil, I am actually a bit…
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Wisdom & Eloquence: A Christian Paradigm for Classical Learning
C.S. Lewis once wrote that “it is a good rule, after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between.” This quote from Lewis is no off-handed ditty that…
Dictionary For Theological Interpretation of the Bible
It might sound strange to suggest that we need a dictionary devoted to the theological interpretation of the Bible, but Kevin J. Vanhoozer wagers that we do with the publication of Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible (DTIB). A…
Truth With Love: The Apologetics of Francis Schaeffer
I cannot begin to express how many sympathetic back pats, mildly shaken heads and ever so slightly rolled eyes I have gotten at the news that I was reviewing a book on the apologetics of Francis Schaeffer. I must say…
Three new books
The book review section of Reformed Man Today lists the following three must reads for all cutting-edge confessional types out there:
Is Patriarchy the Best Term?
I am grateful for Rick Phillips’s latest post on feminism. There are errors on both sides of a biblical view of godly male leadership in the home and in the church. Authoritarian, domineering men who stifle the gifts of women…
Servants and Slaves
Many thanks to Rick Phillips for his helpful comments on slavery, servitude, and manstealing. The topic seems especially appropriate in 2007, which is the bicentennial of the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire. In support of what Rick has already…
Reverse Adoption
You can’t choose your family . . . or can you? Last week ABC News reported that 40-year old Jenna MacFarlane has adopted new parents. Feeling estranged from her own family, MacFarlane took out a personal ad that began “Single…
The Conversion of Del-Boy — a Clarification
In a recent post, taxi driver Keith Moon was quoted as saying that entertainer and post-Wittgensteinian linguistic philosopher, Charo, claimed in the back of his cab that Del-Boy was converted at a Stryper concert. It has since emerged that this…
The Sin of Manstealing
It is always nice to receive constructive comments and questions from readers of ref21. A question I received with reference to the sin of slavery (from my reply to Susan Wise Bauer) reads as follows: “Could someone kindly show me how this…