Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Liberal Arts For The Christian Life
I’m bet you haven’t heard of this book. It has flown under the radar, but since I’m prone to stalking Crossway’s upcoming releases page, I noticed it about a month or so back. Without really knowing much about it other than the title, I thought it might make for some good summer reading. Overview While…
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How To Destroy A Marriage With A Single Attitude
Friday, I offered some insights from Chuck Klosterman when it comes to adultery. This is definitely related, but more from the standpoint of what erodes a good relationship. Klosterman pointed out what made cheating and a more than likely subsequent relational breakup possible. Malcolm Gladwell is going to indirectly highlight what makes a relational breakup…
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A Theology of John’s Gospel and Letters
Somehow, the original publication of this book slipped under my radar. That, or perhaps I just wasn’t particularly interested when it did come out (I had recently gotten married and adjusting to a new lifestyle in fall 2009). In either case, I’ve gotten my hands on it now, and like pretty much everything I’ve read…
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Worldly Wisdom on the Nature of Adultery
Don’t cheat one someone. I’m serious. It’s not worth it. So Chuck Klosterman tells us the second chapter/day into his road trip epic Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story. I introduced you to Klosterman yesterday. Today, I thought it might worthwhile to show you how insightful his perspective can be. After assuring us…
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3 Authors For Your Summer Reading
On Monday, I shared my Top 10 Books I’ve read so far this year. I didn’t include re-reads on that list, but it’s become a summer tradition at this point to re-read several books by 3 authors in particular. To kick off “List Thursday,” I thought I’d let you know who those authors are so you…
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Why The Spinning Top in Inception Doesn’t Matter
In what’s become statistically the most popular post on this blog, I suggested that Inception, the film, was a type of inception itself. Or, more memorably (and SEO-friendly) there is inception within Inception. One of the commenters there brought up the idea of the movie itself film being a dream, which I like. But I…
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How To Get Free Books For The Kindle (Even If You Don’t Have One)
Like I promised, Tuesdays are now “How-To Tuesdays.” And what better way to kick off the category than with a post on how to get free books? I’m not the biggest fan of eReaders myself, but I’m slowly coming around, especially considering the savings. I’ve found that getting books for the Kindle is much cheaper…
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July Editorial
After a brief sabbatical (and a trip to Naples as pictured above), I’m back to regular blogging action. Believe it or not, I’ve already plotted out all of this month’s posts, and even some of the next two. So, in other words, it was a productive sabbatical that accomplished its purposes. I stopped doing so…
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The Drama of Doctrine: Conclusion
When I was working on my thesis, I first noticed Kevin Vanhoozer’s The Drama of Doctrine. Since I was writing on the theological nature of movies, this seemed like a resource I could use, but I just didn’t have time to dig into it. After reading it thoroughly now, I wish I had used it…
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Forsaken: The Trinity, The Cross, and Why It Matters
A couple months ago, our city group (our lingo for small group) had the almost inevitable discussion that comes up toward the end of the Gospel of Mark: How could Jesus, who was one with God the Father, be forsaken, and the Trinity not somehow be “broken”? It might not have been worded exactly this…
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