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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Thoughts need Time
Writing a dissertation takes us at least one step beyond the brink of present knowledge. That is, after all, the purpose of a dissertation, to advance the body of knowledge in a particular field. I find that the closer I … Continue reading
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Cut it Out!
You’ve written up three pages of research on your dissertation and you later learn that it fits, at best, awkwardly. Hours of work beckon you to force those paragraphs somewhere—a footnote, an excursus, tacked on at the end of a … Continue reading
Counterintuitive Findings about America’s Beliefs
Yesterday I received in the mail a copy of the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 53 (2010). One particular book review stood out to me. Benjamin DeVan from Harvard reviews Rodney Stark’s What American’s Really Believe: New Findings from … Continue reading
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The Blessing of Snow
I’m almost positive that God did not send the 8 inches of snow that recently fell in my neck of the woods solely on my account. But, I’m reveling in it anyway. You see, in order for me to finish … Continue reading
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Tuberculosis: Ministry can be Dirty
Over the last year or so, I’ve helped a local Hispanic family several times by taking them to Church, giving the husband a ride to the store, explaining English documents to them, helping the children with homework, etc. In return … Continue reading
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Philosophy is Dead?
As I often do when I take breaks in the library, I was perusing the shelves earlier today and stumbled upon a new book written by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow (HM), two well-known scientists: The Grand Design (2010). A … Continue reading
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Inferiority II
In October I blogged about how common the feelings of inferiority accompany those who minister in the academy (to find that blog, search “inferiority” at right). One way that I deal with this natural feeling, as simplistic as it is, … Continue reading
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E-books and E-publishing
I am so thankful that God is calling me to international missions at this juncture in history, when epublishing is just taking off. Although I think the hardback book will always have a place, at least for the foreseeable future, … Continue reading
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SBL…One More Thing
I certainly don’t want to sound overly negative about my time in Atlanta at SBL since, as it was my first time at that particular conference, I was quite mesmerized by it. The quality of scholarship was rather humbling. I … Continue reading
Narrative Criticism Among Others
Narrative critic Elizabeth Malbon (longtime Professor in the Department of Religion and Culture at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) recently published Mark’s Jesus: Characterization as Narrative Christology (2009) where she applies Tannehill’s “Narrative Christology” to Mark’s Gospel. It’s not … Continue reading
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