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Category Archives: Culture-Economics-Society
American Missionaries and Politics
Tom Wright tells his students, “One-third of what I’m telling you is wrong. The trouble is, I don’t know which third it is.” Continue reading
Why Is Plagiarism So Bad? A Comparison to Ancient Literature
Why am I as a professor so panicked about students following–for example–the authors of the New Testament in quoting without quotation marks, or alluding without footnotes? Continue reading
Dear Undergraduate Student…
I am pleased that you have chosen to take my course this term. I would like to communicate to you my expectations for our time spent together…. Continue reading
Thirty
Today is my thirtieth birthday. If I were an ancient Levite, I would now be eligible for service at the tent of meeting (Num 4). According to Jewish tradition, I am now permitted to read the Song of Songs… Continue reading
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Why I Buried Facebook
Remember in P&R when Ron Swanson falls prey to Tammy Two again, and his friends stage an “intervention” that includes a video of Ron telling his future self that he needs to get rid of Tammy once and for all? Continue reading
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Jaroslav Pelikan on Tradition and Traditionalism
Tradition is the living faith of the dead; traditionalism is the dead faith of the living. Tradition lives in conversation with the past, while remembering where we are and when we are and that it is we who have to … Continue reading
Best of 2013
I’m going through the thinkhardthinkwell archives and highlighting some of my favorite posts. 2013 was a lighter year for blogging… Continue reading
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Audio Streams in the Desert (Or, My Free Post-Graduate Education)
Over the last eight years, I listened to thousands of hours of teaching from top teachers at top institutions–mostly for free! Continue reading
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A Hollow Victory for Religious Freedom?
Religious freedom must mean freedom to not be forced to act contrary to one’s religion, not simply freedom to engage in worship… Continue reading
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Quo Vadimus?
The challenges and rewards of “classroom teaching” at the college level… Continue reading
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