Where did Memorial Day start? What does it mean? If pressed, most of us could probably guess that it emerged from the wake of the Civil War and perhaps explain that it differs from, say, Veterans Day or Armed Forces Day in specifically remembering those who have died in military service to this country. Writing in the midst of the Vietnam War, … More Revising Memorial Day
Here… • From our workshop on innovative teaching at Bethel, I shared some thoughts on how I plan to go about teaching our department’s first offering of Introduction to History. • Jonathan Merritt’s observations about three worrisome trends in “New Calvinism” reminded me what I’ve come to appreciate about older varieties of that theological tradition. • If you … More That Was The Week That Was
Yesterday afternoon I was thrilled to hear from several of my colleagues at Bethel University as they shared some innovations in teaching at our annual “West by Midwest” festival. You can see all of my tweets from that two-hour event at the bottom of this post — they include links to some of the innovations mentioned. … More Introducing Our New Introduction to History Course
“This brand of Calvinists are a force with which to reckon,” writes Jonathan Merritt of the so-called “young, restless, and Reformed” (or “neo-Calvinists”) and their elder mentors. “But,” he continues: as with any movement, America’s Calvinist revival is a mixed bag. None can deny that many have come to faith as a result of these … More Calvinisms, New and Old
5/20/14 – For the second year in a row, tomorrow afternoon I’ll take part in West by Midwest, a gathering of Bethel University folks who want to share innovative ideas for teaching and course design. I’ll be introducing our department’s new Introduction to History course, which will blend an evening seminar with blogging and webisodes. Sam Mulberry and I will also … More West by Midwest 2014
The ten most popular posts in the last month here at The Pietist Schoolman: Should Christian Scholars be Watchdogs? An Interview with David Barton Critic Warren Throckmorton When I’m a “Functional Atheist” Baptist Stations of the Cross (G.W. Carlson) The Spread of Technology since 1900 WWI in Classical Music Majoring in History, Thriving in Business … More The Big Ten
Readers interested in Pietism, Baptists, social justice, Christian spirituality, religious liberty, or Bethel University should head over to the brand new website for The Baptist Pietist Clarion, edited by my friend G.W. Carlson. Clarion issues have been available for download for several years now, but they were hosted by a page at a now-outdated version of our department’s website. … More The New Online Home of The Baptist Pietist Clarion
Here… • Jared and biblical scholar D. Brent Sandy dug into what “The Lost World of Scripture” has to teach evangelicals about hermeneutics and inerrancy. • A good week for people who treasure the history of Swedish-American Pietist denominations: the archives of the Baptist General Conference won an award, and those interested in the history of … More That Was The Week That Was
For fundamentalist-leaning evangelicals, biblical inerrancy carries a ton of freight. It remains something of a shibboleth that 1) Provides a litmus test of orthodoxy, 2) verifies that one actually takes the Bible at face value, and 3) leads one to appropriate positions on issues ranging from origins to eschatology. With so much riding on this one … More Inerrancy and the “Lost World of Scripture”: An Interview with D. Brent Sandy
5/15/14 – It’s been a rare post-free day for me, but that’s only because I’ve been working on a separate web/blogging project that should be of interest to many Pietist Schoolman readers. Look for an announcement about that next Monday…
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