In the latest New Yorker, James Wood reviews Terry Eagleton’s response to the new atheists (Dawkins, Hitchens, Harris, et. al.), Reason, Faith, and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate. The essay, “God in the Quad,” exhibits Wood’s familiarity with (and even a kind of backhanded sympathy for) Christian theology (with a bonus, on-the-money side reference…
Someone writing an article on reading asked me a series of questions, a kind of e-interview, and because they were good questions, I thought I’d post the exchange here. Others might take up these same questions on their own sites. I’d be intrigued to hear about others’ practices in this regard. What is your approach…
Eric Miller’s review of Desiring the Kingdom from the August issue of Christianity Today is now available online. The title, like Miller’s review, gets it just right: “Putting Worldview in its Place.” Despite a couple of quibbles, I appreciate how well Miller captures the essence of the book’s argument–and does so for a general audience….
Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers was an entertaining read at the time, but only one bit has really stayed with me, a number that haunts me more than it ought: 10,000. This is Gladwell’s magic number of genius. You might recall that his project is to demythologize “genius” by anecdotally noting the conditions of opportunity that yield…
August 5 was the official release date for Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation. The Baker Academic site offers a glimpse into the book by providing an excerpt for download which gives you a look at the expanded Table of Contents, Preface, and Introduction, all of which provide a bit of a map…
David Opderbeck, a law professor, musician and self-described “theology buff,” has started a little interview with me growing out of his reading of my new book, The Devil Reads Derrida: and Other Essays on the University, the Church, Politics, and the Arts (Eerdmans), with a particular focus on the role of the Christian scholar in…