Here it is: the redesigned Pietist Schoolman! After some tinkering with fonts and other settings, I decided to stick with the WordPress theme recommended by readers in last month’s poll (Gateway). But I also opted to make this look a bit more like a personal website. The blog is still the centerpiece, but now there’s a stable … More Welcome to the New and Improved Pietist Schoolman!
This will it be for a couple of days, while I spend the weekend preparing for the launch of new look Pietist Schoolman. (In place of a That Was The Week That Was, I’ll post some links on the blog’s Facebook page.) Meanwhile, take a look back at the ten most-read posts in July: In Dubiis Libertas: Opening Up … More The Big Ten
Our penultimate episode in season 1 of The Pietist Schoolman Podcast features Dan Hanson offering a Lutheran (and a student’s) perspective on higher education. About to start his final year at Luther Seminary, Dan reflects on the difference between a “college of the church” and a Christian college, explains why vocation and “faithful criticism” are central to Lutheran higher education, and … More Thursday’s Podcast: A Lutheran Perspective
Consider these quotations, coming from two Baptist preachers speaking at either end of the 1960s: 1. …although communism can never be accepted by a Christian, it emphasizes many essential truths that must forever challenge us as Christians. Indeed, it may be that communism is a necessary corrective for a Christianity that has been all too passive and … More Can Culture Call Christians Back to Christ?
Last weekend I took my five-year old children to visit the Twin City Model Railroad Museum in St. Paul, MN. The museum itself has tiny trains endlessly circling an enormous layout of the Twin Cities, set in some vaguely defined (mid-20th century) past. On the walls and in a separate room there are posters, magazines, timetables, and … More Americans Love the Past, Not History
It looks like I was right to suspect that it was time for this blog to undergo a makeover, as only 13% of you wanted me to keep the WordPress theme I’ve been using for four years (The Morning After). The people’s choice for our new theme, with 47% of the votes cast, is Gateway: Thanks to … More And the Winner Is…
Here… • Can a Pietist institution redefine and renew Christian higher education? That’s the plan. • Advice of the week to churches: don’t overlook college professors when filling leadership positions. • Thanks again to Devin Manzullo-Thomas for joining us on this week’s Pietist Schoolman Podcast! • The polls are still open this weekend if you’d like to vote for a … More That Was The Week That Was
Public historian Devin Manzullo-Thomas (director of the Sider Institute for Anabaptist, Pietist, and Wesleyan Studies) joins me for episode #10 of The Pietist Schoolman Podcast. (You can find it on iTunes or via The Christian Humanist). Drawing on his experiences with Messiah College and the Brethren in Christ Church, Devin reflects on history and higher education at the … More Thursday’s Podcast: An Anabaptist Perspective
Last Tuesday night I had the privilege of moderating my congregation‘s annual meeting for the sixth time — and the last for the foreseeable future. In 2009 I was elected chairperson of our church; after having been reelected three years later, I’ve now reached my constitutional limit of two terms and so happily gave way to a new chair. … More College Professors as Church Leaders
Last week I revealed that, four years into blogging, I’m considering switching The Pietist Schoolman to a new WordPress theme: new layout, new colors, new header image, new fonts, etc. Thanks to everyone who wrote in via comments and email with suggestions — and words of caution. Now, it’s time to vote! First, check out four possible themes (three suggested by … More Vote Early and Often: Should The Pietist Schoolman Get a New Look?
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