Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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How to Persuade People Who Don’t Want to Be Persuaded
Every now and then, ideas I have for blog posts indirectly relate to larger online conversations. Even before this week, I was planning on talking about this chapter from Think Like A Freak. Given the discussions I’ve seen on Twitter (as a result of blog posts and movements in evangelicalism), I hope you find this…
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Death Before The Fall: Biblical Literalism and The Problem of Animal Suffering
Ronald E. Osborn, Death Before The Fall: Biblical Literalism and The Problem of Animal Suffering. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, February 2014. 197 pp. Paperback, $25.00. Buy it: Amazon Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to IVP Academic for the review copy! Ronald Osborn has published articles in numerous journals and magazines and was a Bannerman Fellow at the University of Southern…
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Quiet Mini-Review over at Christ and Pop Culture
Over at Christ and Pop Culture, you can read my latest review. It’s just a brief overview of Susan Cain’s Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking. Not mentioned in the review, but worth checking out is the part where she compares and contrasts a Tony Robbins workshop and a…
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8-Bit Philosophy Ep. 3: Do Humans Operate Like Computers? (Kant Responds)
What do you think?
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The Lost World of Scripture: Ancient Literary Culture and Biblical Authority
John Walton is professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College, where D. Brent Sandy teaches New Testament and Greek. Together, they’ve written The Lost World of Scripture: Ancient Literary Culture and Biblical Authority. In a way, this book is a follow up to Walton’s The Lost World of Genesis One, but not strictly a sequel (which…
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8-Bit Philosophy Ep. 2: Does Science = Truth? (Nietzsche to The Rescue)
Here’s another episode of 8-bit philosophy:
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The Bible and The Believer: How to Read The Bible Critically and Religiously
Marc Brettler, Daniel Harrington, S.J., Peter Enns, The Bible and The Believer: How to Read The Bible Critically and Religiously. New York: Oxford University Press, September 2012. 224 pp. Hardcover, $27.95. Buy it: Amazon Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Oxford University Press for the review copy! A Jew, a Protestant, and a Catholic walk into a bar… …to talk…
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Bible, Gender, and Sexuality: Reframing The Church’s Debate on Same Sex Relationships
James V. Brownson, Bible, Gender, and Sexuality: Reframing The Church’s Debate on Same Sex Relationships. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, February, 2013. 312 pp. Paperback, $29.00. Buy it: Amazon Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Eerdmans for the review copy! James Brownson is the James and Jean Cook Professor of New Testament at Western Theological Seminary, Holland, Michigan. He is also an ordained minister in the Reformed Church…
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Become A Member at Christ and Pop Culture
A couple of weeks back, I joined Christ and Pop Culture as a staff writer. I’m mainly doing book reviews, but of popular and not necessarily theological works. My first post was on The Power of Habit. Last week, Christ and Pop Culture launched a membership option as a way to show your support. Though…
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8-Bit Philosophy Ep. 1: What Is Real? (Plato Answers)
Here’s an excellent rundown on Plato’s theory of the forms in under 3 minutes: Who knew philosophy could be so fun? (I did.)
Got any book recommendations?