Further to my post yesterday, Newsweek has provided background on the two debaters, some s0ft sociological research on religion, and more here in an article entitled "Is God Real? The Debate Over Religion."It's also worth looking at a response to the debate from Rabbi Marc Gellman which critiques it as strangely missing the point by …
Debating God’s Existence
A recent issues of Newsweek featured an exchange between Rick Warren, author of The Purpose Driven Life and pastor of Saddleback Church, and Sam Harris, renowned atheist and author of Letter to a Christian Nation.The exchange is extensive and touches on a variety of issues: creation via evolution vs. creation via personal divine presence; the …
The Ancient Paths – The Good Ways
A lot of us are standing at crossroads in our lives right now. We are trying to make decisions about jobs or other plans for the summer. We are looking for direction about what next year holds, whether with jobs or school or relationships. We are asking questions. We are looking. We are standing before …
The Case for Teaching the Bible
Here's an interesting article on Time Magazine's online journal making a case for why the Bible should be taught as part of the curriculum for public schools and colleges. Why? Because it is the 'bedrock' of Western civilization. It's worth reading if you're interested in education or the connections between biblical literacy and politics.
Me, Me, Me
Just a brief follow-on from some recent comments I made about celebrity narcissism and a recent post I wrote entitled "Collegiate Narcissism." I ran across a thorough analysis of all this in the form of an article entitled "Me, Me, Me." The author wades his way through the contemporary morass of self-esteem movements, modern technology, …
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