Academic Freedom at Christian Institutions of Higher Learning
This post by Wheaton professor Tracy McKenzie—a personal answer to the barbed challenge against Christian education issued by U Penn's Peter Conn—was very stirring for me. Everyone at Bob Jones University should read McKenzie's piece, as should everyone teaching in any Christian institution of higher education. McKenzie came to Wheaton after many years teaching at a secular institution. Here's the excerpt I found the most stirring: For all of its discrete strengths, the [secular] university [I...
Kindle Aping Oyster?
Wow! This could be extremely cool—Amazon opening a subscription service like Oyster Books. Or, like Oyster, it could be extremely cool and ultimately not conducive to my personal and financial purposes. I really liked Oyster and signed up immediately, but I let my subscription lapse pretty quickly after I realized that I just didn't want to have the pressure of having to read my Oyster books to get my money's worth. I wanted to read whatever I wanted to read at the moment (I agree with Alan...
The Moral Argument
I just noticed an interesting entry in a New York Times series of interviews with major thinkers organized by Notre Dame philosophy professor Gary Gutting. Up to bat in this edition is Michael Ruse, author of Atheism: What Everyone Needs to Know, and decorated professor of philosophy at Florida State. The description of his book on atheism, out early next year, reads, Above all, the author stresses that the atheism controversy is not just a matter of the facts, but a matter of burning moral...
Accordance is Automagical
I really like Accordance, and I recommend it highly. I didn't always. I leave it on all the time on both my Macs. However, I admit to being so accustomed to BibleWorks that I haven't made as much use of Accordance as I would like. I've hit that age. However, Accordance just bid to get me back with this new feature: services. Now I can insert verses, look them up, and even look up Bible words right from Word with keyboard shortcuts. (Note: you have to have the latest version of Accordance,...
Excellent Thoughts on the New Reader’s Bibles from J. Mark Bertrand
Excellent thoughts. I concur completely, both in theory and in personal experience.