Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Music Monday: Maps and Atlases | Everybody Wants to Rule The World
I discovered these guys when they opened for mewithoutYou on a tour that came through Dallas. If you like syncopated indie rock, check out their older EP’s for sure, and also their most recent album, Fever.
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Writers to Read: Nine Names That Belong on Your Bookshelf
Every now and then I’ll read about book about reading other books. It’s kind of weird when you think about it like that, but some books are more about other books than they are about themselves. My favorite in this category is probably Tony Reinke’s Lit. While that’s a more comprehensive theology of reading with…
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Answering The Problem of Evil and Suffering
Early in this school year, I had a chance to sit down and read I (Still) Believe: Leading Bible Scholars Share Their Stories of Faith and Scholarship. You can somewhat tell what the book is about based on the subtitle. I enjoy reading biographical sketches like this, especially if it’s authors that I am familiar…
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New Books of Note
In the course of teaching Old Testament to high school freshman for the past few years, several questions will predictably emerge. More often than not these have to do with God’s character and actions, particularly when it comes to the familiar Old Testament stories. I feel fairly comfortable addressing most of these, but I’m always…
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Faith Alone: The Doctrine of Justification (The 5 Solas Series)
Going back to my time at Dallas, I’ve been interested in the discussion about the doctrine of justification. It was at that time that John Piper’s The Future of Justification came out, as well as N. T. Wright’s response Justification: God’s Plan, Paul’s Vision (which if you’re keeping score, is a response book to a…
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Metal Monday: Lee McKinney | Skylasher
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8-Bit Philosophy: Is Batman Just?
It’s been a while since we’ve had an episode of philosophy Friday. Might as well get back into the swing of things by pondering whether Batman is figure of justice or not. I tend to think taking the law into your hands, violence included or not, is not the path of justice. You’re no longer…
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Mapping Your Academic Career: Charting the Course of a Professor’s Life
It’s a bit of a stretch to think of myself as a professor. I am a teacher, and while I do have graduate education in my field, I don’t have a terminal degree yet. I’m actually kind of in limbo while I’m getting experience teaching and thinking about dissertation ideas. Although I don’t have concrete…
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3 Books on Pastors In The Public Square
Every now and then, my reading choices coincide on certain topics. Recently, thanks to three different publishers, I had review copies of books about pastors in the public square. The first was The Pastor Theologian: Resurrecting an Ancient Vision by Gerald Hiestand and Todd Wilson (thanks Zondervan!)[ref]Grand Rapids: Zondervan, June 2015. 192 pp. Paperback, $18.99. Visit…
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Scale The Summit: Stolas and Blue Sun (V is out Friday!)
This Friday, the new album from Scale The Summit comes out. V is aptly named given that it is their fifth studio album. They’ve basically been putting one out every two years or so, which makes this one right on schedule.Below you can see the first two videos from the album.
Got any book recommendations?