Reno on contemporary Catholic theology
One of the best rundowns I’ve seen; highly recommended for any of my students. Reno on contemporary Catholic theology
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Nineteen Sixty-four: Spot the difference...
Deconstructing the economic incompetence of The Economist when it comes to understanding the Catholic Church. TL;DR is “The Church is not Wal-Mart.” Nineteen Sixty-four: Spot the difference…
The church's deep pockets, the butler did it, and myths about atheism - John Allen
John Allen’s column at NCR is a fairly significant proof for the theology of the saving remnant. Essential Friday reading, every week. The church's deep pockets, the butler did it, and myths about atheism - John Allen
The New York Times’ embarrassing error
I don’t want to spoil the surprise, but I have a new Exhibit A for when I tell my students that mainstream media know nothing of religion or theology. Click the link. The New York Times’ embarrassing error
Checking Your Facebook Privacy (Again) - ProfHacker
Time to check the settings; one of those recurrent FB tasks that everyone should do on a regular schedule. Checking Your Facebook Privacy (Again) - ProfHacker
Diary from Vatican II
Good piece from Fr. Robert Barron looking back on the Council through Congar’s diary. Diary from Vatican II
The New Atlantis » Christianity and the Future of the Book
Christians are, as the Koran says, “People of the Book”; in which case we might want to ask what will become of Christianity if “the book” is radically transformed or abandoned altogether. The New Atlantis » Christianity and the Future of the Book
Raiders of the Lost Relics
many of the Bible-related archaeological claims made in recent years have been tainted with “exaggeration and speculation the likes of which haven’t been seen since pieces of the ‘true cross’ were found all across Europe in the Middle Ages.” Raiders of the Lost Relics
When it comes to religion, everybody’s an expert
As I would not opine seriously on the best procedures to follow with respect to open-heart surgery (as I have absolutely no medical training), why are so many others who have never had anything to do with religion so quick to comment on serious matters of religion? So very, very many. Interesting answer in the piece as well. When it comes to religion, everybody’s an expert
Don’t Know Much about Theology . . . - Weigel
There is ample room for exploration on Catholic theology; for if theology is not religious studies, neither is it catechism. But for that exploration to be authentically Catholic — and thus of use to the Church — it has to take Scripture and Tradition as its baseline, and it has to begin from the premise that the doctrinal boundaries of the Church, rooted in Scripture and Tradition, point exploratory theology in the right direction.