Here… • I concluded my series on patriotic songs in American hymnals: part two introduced a few songs that never made it into more than one or two hymnals; part three asked why even very popular patriotic songs fail to appear in many hymnals. • No, Pope Francis did not promise “get out of purgatory … More That Was The Week That Was
Here… • “Groaning” for the kingdom of God as a spiritual practice: Christian Collins Winn on Blumhardt Pietism and social justice. • Examining the waxing and waning popularity of America’s favorite patriotic hymns. • Almost a hundred years later, World War I is still adding to its death toll. • John Calvin doesn’t look a … More That Was The Week That Was
Here… • July 1 is a big day for commemorating momentous battles: the Somme turned 97, and Gettysburg turned 150. • “Liberal arts” ≠ “the humanities” (at least, not them alone). • And in what’s already become a Pietist Schoolman tradition: a Bah, Humbug! kind of post for the 4th of July. …There and Everywhere … More That Was The Week That Was
Here… • I enjoyed learning more about one Baptist hero (Will D. Campbell) from one of my Baptist heroes (G.W. Carlson). • Are the humanities actually in crisis? Some historical perspective on how many students major in history, philosophy, literature, and languages — and how many students take basic courses in those fields. • Just … More That Was The Week That Was
Here… • The most popular posts in the second year of The Pietist Schoolman more about the Olympics than you’d expect from a blog on Pietism, higher education, and other non-Olympian topics. • Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird… It’s a plane… It’s a Christ-type with his own Hollywood marketing campaign!! • Last … More That Was The Week That Was
Here… If you like reading about Swedish-American Pietist educators who left their denominations’ colleges in the 1970s to do other things… Well, this past week at The Pietist Schoolman was pretty much your best week ever. • Karl Olsson, the Evangelical Covenant historian and former president of North Park College and Seminary, would have turned … More That Was The Week That Was
Here… • A short week back from vacation began with the news of the passing of the leading historian of the Baptist General Conference (now Converge Worldwide)… • …then ended with the case of the South Carolina high school student who defied a school district policy and inserted the Lord’s Prayer into his commencement address. … More That Was The Week That Was
Some of what’s been happening around the blogosphere while I’ve been taking a break: • With his new book, Jamie Smith continues to develop his argument (from Desiring the Kingdom) that “Human beings are at their core defined by what they worship rather than primarily by what they think, know, or believe. That is bound … More That Was The Week That Was
Here… • I shared answers to the first two of many good questions that I was asked via Skype by an 8th grade history class in Kalispell, Montana: Did my history teachers make me want to be a historian?; and Who’s my favorite historical figure? • Paying tribute to Dallas Willard, who died of cancer … More That Was The Week That Was
Here… • Medieval wisdom that could have saved some moderns. • I closed my series on the recent history of college closures. • Then three brief follow-ups on earlier posts about higher education: what professors do with their time, the role of competitive sports in colleges, and questioning the applicability of “return on investment” to … More That Was The Week That Was
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