Reporters, Baptists, Romney & ‘cults’
Just can’t recommend GetReligion enough for anyone who wants to make sense of the ways that theological points appear in the news. (via Instapaper) Reporters, Baptists, Romney & ‘cults’
Big Picture at World Youth Day: 'It’s the Evangelicals, stupid!'
John Allen’s take on WYD just past. Big Picture at World Youth Day: 'It’s the Evangelicals, stupid!'
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The Coming Cloud Wars
If Silicon Valley were hosting a basketball tournament for consumer money and mindshare in the cloud, right now we’d be looking at a Final Four of Google, Apple (plus Twitter), Microsoft (plus Facebook) and Amazon (especially if they can make a compelling tablet). The Coming Cloud Wars
How to Land Your Kid in Therapy - The Atlantic
The unfortunate roots and bad results of the helicopter parenting I see so much of at school. How to Land Your Kid in Therapy - The Atlantic
Israelites in the Anglo-Saxon Sea
Fascinating take on Anglo-Saxon religious poetry, referring to this new volume of translations. Israelites in the Anglo-Saxon Sea
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It’s not about the iPad
“The next time you watch a child use an iPad, think about what your knowledge-based toys looked like when you were their age. The iPad is their slide rule; their typewriter; their Commodore 64. As great as the iPad is, it’s more mind blowing to imagine what will soon deprecate it.” It’s not about the iPad
Fr. Barron on the Pope's new book
Fine description of the dynamic between historical-critical and theological interpretation. (Via Ignatius Insight.) Fr. Barron on the Pope's new book
OH: Joys of teaching
Student: So did I miss anything last class? Teacher: Nope, I awkwardly stared at the class for 50 minutes. But you should stop in next Wednesday, I’m thinking of covering some stuff then.