Category: Christian Culture
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Addiction and Virtue: Beyond the Models of Disease and Choice
In Addiction and Virtue: Beyond the Models of Disease and Choice, professor of philosophy Kent Dunnington takes the traditional ways of thinking about addiction and flips the paradigm. That probably tells you little about what the book really talks about, but as the subtitle bears out, people typically conceive of addictions as either the result…
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Lit! Some Practical Advice on Book Reading
[A review copy of Lit! was provided by Crossway] Yesterday, we looked at part 1 of Tony Reinke’s book Lit! Today we’ll dig into the part 2 and see what kind of advice he offers us readers. For space sake, and so I don’t take too many tangents explaining my own approach on some of the advice Reinke gives,…
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Lit! A Theology of Books and Reading
Tony Reinke, Lit: A Christian Guide to Reading Books. Wheaton: Crossway, September 2011. 208 pp. Paperback, $15.99. Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Crossway for the review copy! Tony Reinke, formerly a journalist, but now a theological researcher, writer, and blogger, has written a book that I feel like I should have written. You see, I’ve spent…
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The Gospel or The Coalition?
Over at The Pyromaniacs blog, Phil Johnson raises an interesting concern about the whole Elephant Room controversy. In his conclusion, speaking of a video James MacDonald released, he says: But in the above video, he repeatedly insists (in rather dogmatic terms and with an emphatic tone) that all ER participants are indeed his “brothers.” That,…
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Halloween Reading
The best word to describe how I feel about Halloween is “ambivalent.” I wasn’t allowed to trick or treat when I was little (and neither was Ali) and now as an adult, I find that I just don’t care about Halloween. But, being that today is Halloween, and many other people, Christians and otherwise celebrate…
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SeaWorld, Slavery, and Lawsuits for Animals
Because sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction, I thought this was worth highlighting for some thought. PETA is at it again, and has decided to sue SeaWorld for violating the 13th Ammendment’s ban on slavery. The plaintiffs in this particular case? Tilikum and Katina, Corky, Kasatka and Ulises, all of whom happen to be killer…
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The Homosexuality Debate, God’s Sovereignty, and Gospel Polemics
Kevin DeYoung wrote a short article on how to articulate the Christian worldview in 4 easy steps. Obviously, there is much more to say, but this is great summary. He also has post listing some “isms” that infect us today. Doug Wilson offers some thoughts on cardinal sexuality. I’ll let you read, but just a…
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Celebrating Hell In the Name of Contextualization
[This post is part of the Ethics of Contextualization series] From the outset, I just want to make sure you don’t misconstrue this post as an attack on Perry Noble’s character. He just happens to provide a clear cut example of the problem I’d like to address. I’m not thoroughly familiar with his ministry or…
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Contextualization
[This post is part of the Ethics of Contextualization series] Before looking into some issues related to contextualization, it just might be helpful to clarify what I mean by the term. Though I won’t engage them directly, you might peruse the posts with the label “contextualization” over at the Pyromaniac’s blog. I read that blog…
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The Ethics of Contextualization
It may not seem like I need another series going on the blog. Yet, after some of the recent conversations I’ve heard about The Elephant Room both past and upcoming, I decided for my own clarity of thought, it might be good to explore contextualization. Specifically, I’d like to explore the ethics of contextualization. This…