The Allure of the Iron Cage: Reactions to Steven D. Smith’s The Disenchantment of Secular Discourse

by Aug 14, 2014Books, Culture, NTScholarship, Theology3 comments

2014-08-06 14.19.04

I hope to publish the paper I read at the Bible Faculty Summit, but for my blog audience I’ll go ahead and offer the pre-release PDF and the audio (downloadable). The audio is also available below (no video included):

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  1. Bill Lowry
    Bill Lowry on August 14, 2014 at 8:08 pm

    Mark, that was a delight to listen to. Your talk (and paper) have given me new areas to investigate. Thank you.

  2. Mark Ward
    Mark Ward on August 15, 2014 at 9:40 am

    I had a lot of fun with this. Smith is really a great writer.

    • Bill Lowry
      Bill Lowry on August 15, 2014 at 9:49 am

      Yes, it sounds like Dr. Smith is an author worth looking into.