Tag: Liberal Arts
2012 Faith and the Academy Conference
This year’s Faith and the Academy conference program is now available. The conference is hosted annually by Faulkner University. This year’s theme is “Money, Morals, and Missions,” and the plenary sessions will feature Shawn Ritenour of Grove City College and Monty Lynn of Abilene Christian University. In the last morning session, I am also privileged to be…
Williams, How to Read the Bible through the Jesus Lens
New out this month from Zondervan is Michael Williams’ How to Read the Bible through the Jesus Lens. Williams is Professor of Old Testament at Calvin Seminary and briefly discusses the book in the following clip: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw-4B3WgvUE]
Melchizedek’s Bread and Wine
As Abram returns from rescuing Lot (Gen 14:1–16), Melchizedek brings out bread and wine (Gen 14:18), and so, fittingly does the priest do the same whom David says has been appointed in Melchizedek’s order (Ps 110:4; Heb 7:1–26; Augustine, Civ., 16.22 [NPNF1, 2:323]; Augustine, Doctr. chr., 4.21 [NPNF1, 2:590]; Bede, Genesis, 269; Cyprian, Epistles, 62.4 [ANF, 5:359]). Melchizedek…
On the Web (January 7, 2011)
On the web: Andrew McGowan interacts with N. T. Wright about the nature of the narratives of Jesus’ birth, especially in Matthew. Robert Woods reflects on Desiderius Erasmus and Eva Brann’s Logos of Heraclitus. Chris Brady and Bob Cargill startup “Sacred Techs.” Chris Brady uploads a discussion of footnotes and endnotes. Tim Gombis considers Sherry Turkle’s…
On the Web (December 28, 2011)
On the web: Nijay Gupta excerpts Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Advent. Robert Woods reflects on Basil the Great, John Chrysostom, Bonaventure, and their relevance for liberal arts education. Jim Davila notes an announcement from the Israel Antiquities Authority about the recent discovery of a Second Temple era purity “voucher,” and John Byron picks up the same story from…
The Great Books Honors College
I’m pleased to say that the new website for the Great Books Honors College at Faulkner University is out of beta. The site has been a work in progress for a while but has, at this point, come together fairly nicely and completely. Of particular interest here is the College’s Christian Institute for the Study…