It is an absolute honor and delight for me to have been recently appointed as Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Divinity at Trinity College, University of Toronto (and not just because Trinity is the fabled inspiration for The College of St. John & the Holy Ghost in Robertson Davies’ novel, Rebel Angels!). My first…
Is this what it’s come to? Smart, creative adults needs to pay for software to save themselves from distraction by the internet? Apparently. Pico Iyer’s essay, “The Joy of Quiet,” in last Sunday’s Times mentioned software called “Freedom.” The website bills the software thus: Freedom is a simple productivity application that locks you away from…
Because of her commercial success, some indie music snobs might miss the fact that Adele is one of the great female crooners of a generation. We bought my daughter a copy of her live performance at Royal Albert Hall for Christmas, but I think it’s been in the CD player in my car since December…
I’ll be joining a great line up folks for the upcoming C3 (Christ, Church, Culture) Conference hosted by the St. George’s Institute in Nashville, TN on March 1-3, 2012. This conference has quickly built a strong reputation for bringing together people at the intersection of theology, ministry, the arts, and cultural engagement. I’ll be joining…
[I’m here cross-posting from The Twelve about a unique research opportunity on youth spirituality and worship. “Favorite Reads: 2011 Edition” will resume soon.] Do me a favor: Promise me you’ll read this post with The National’s “Conversation 16” video playing in the background. Don’t try to exegete the lyrics, just let it rattle and hum…
I’ve put to bed the proofs and index for a second, revised edition of my first book, The Fall of Interpretation: Philosophical Foundations for a Creational Hermeneutic, forthcoming from Baker Academic. (My son, Coleson, helped with the index this time around–breeding a family of child laborers is finally paying off! 😉 The book is slated…