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

by Mark WardAug 14, 2014Books, Culture, NTScholarship, Theology3 comments

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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3 Comments

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.
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 on August 15, 2014 at 9:49 am
  
  Yes, it sounds like Dr. Smith is an author worth looking into.