The Sacred Values of Secular Academia
The New York Times: In a 2007 study of both elite and non-elite universities, Dr. Gross and Dr. Simmons reported that nearly 80 percent of psychology professors are Democrats, outnumbering Republicans by nearly 12 to 1. The fields of psychology, sociology and anthropology have long attracted liberals, but they became more exclusive after the 1960s, according to Dr. Haidt. “The fight for civil rights and against racism became the sacred cause unifying the left throughout American society, and...
Warfield: “Are They Few that Be Saved?”
This is my own summary of Warfield’s article, “Are They Few that Be Saved?” I am studying the issue because I am writing on Matthew 7:13-14 for the BJU Press Bible Truths series. “The paucitas salvandorum [the idea that few will be saved] has long ranked among a wide circle of theologians as an established dogma.” Even Abraham Kuyper—a theologian who has argued helpfully that it is “mankind as an organic whole which is saved” and that (in Warfield’s words) “the lost are accordingly only...
Something Else That Was Going on in 1776
A helpful comment from the aforesaid:
Logos on Kindle
A friend linked me to an ongoing discussion about reading Logos Bible Software books on the Kindle. That discussion took a major turn I didn’t expect: a number of commenters are arguing that exporting Logos books to be read on the Kindle is a violation of the Logos EULA—and, even worse, is outright theft. This is Logos co-founder Bob Pritchett’s response: Bob Pritchett Replied: Yesterday 3:41 PM Logos does not yet have an official position on putting books on the Kindle. We definitely do not...
Another Good Comment by R.T. France
I see some echoes of pithy OT commentator Derek Kidner in R.T. France’s comments on the Sermon on the Mount. I thought this was an excellent set of comments on Matthew 7:7–8, “Ask and it shall be given…; seek and you will find…; knock and the door will be opened.” The antidote to worry [6:25–34] is a robust confidence in God’s willingness to give his people all that they need. In vv. 25–34 the focus was explicitly on need rather than desire, and here too the son’s requests are for basic food,...