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… • 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
Here… • What’s the greatest Christian book of all time? Cast your vote today. • Why Augustine of Hippo might be a useful model for Pope Francis. (But if you’re more interested in the new pope’s namesake, stop by Salem Covenant Church for adult Sunday School next month.) • The narcissism of “spiritual, but not … More That Was The Week That Was
As I wrote in my second post inspired by the election of a new pope, there’s been much parsing of the choice of the name Francis. In a meeting with global media Saturday at which he called for a “poor church for the poor,” the pontiff himself confirmed the widespread assumption that he took the … More Francis and Augustine
It scarcely seems possible to keep up with all the reporting and analysis on the election of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, as the newest pope — the “pope of firsts,” say many commentators. And in this second post passing along a couple more themes I’ve noticed in what I have managed to … More First Impressions of a “Pope of Firsts” (part 2)
Even for a Protestant like myself who belongs to a church that has gone so far as to do away with an episcopate altogether, the election of a new bishop of Rome is innately interesting and even a bit exciting. Like almost everyone out there, I knew next to nothing about Jorge Bergoglio except that … More First Impressions of a “Pope of Firsts” (part 1)
The Pietist Schoolman 