For those of us who have trouble keeping time in the choir loft....this is astonishing.
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27 March 2009
Plantinga
I had the chance to hear Alvin Plantinga speak at Criswell College in Dallas yesterday. I would definitely recommend this guy to anyone interested in philosophy. Though his talk was philosophical, we should never divorce that discipline from Theology. His presentation was on Naturalism v. Evolution...the real battle between science and religion.
See the connection? Naturalism is the 'religion' in conflict with evolution, in other words. Though he would not support an evolutionary cosmogony, he explained why its major incompatibility is not with theism, but with naturalism. Naturalism, by the way, is the standard message coming from all the science/learning channels--buyer beware.
Plantinga has captured the theistic world's attention. He is highly regarded and now I know why. He can boil mountains of complicated philosophical data down to my level. I hope to read more of him after graduating. Cogency in presentation proves that you really have command of your material. I wish I had that too!
See the connection? Naturalism is the 'religion' in conflict with evolution, in other words. Though he would not support an evolutionary cosmogony, he explained why its major incompatibility is not with theism, but with naturalism. Naturalism, by the way, is the standard message coming from all the science/learning channels--buyer beware.
Plantinga has captured the theistic world's attention. He is highly regarded and now I know why. He can boil mountains of complicated philosophical data down to my level. I hope to read more of him after graduating. Cogency in presentation proves that you really have command of your material. I wish I had that too!
11 March 2009
No comparison
This video compares current All Black rugby star Joe Rokocoko to the 'Michael Jordan' of modern rugby that was Jonah Lomu. They do both score a lot but Lomu craves contact whereas Rokocoko avoids it.
It was widely rumored that the Dallas Cowboys offered Lomu a $6Million contract even though he'd never even played gridiron before. That is how good he was. A mountain of a man with Olympic speed with no preference to running over you or right past you.
It was widely rumored that the Dallas Cowboys offered Lomu a $6Million contract even though he'd never even played gridiron before. That is how good he was. A mountain of a man with Olympic speed with no preference to running over you or right past you.
04 March 2009
Cranmer's bill
In my office hangs a calendar. March commemorates Cranmer's burning with an image of the burn notice. This austere and terse page represents one of the most chilling moments in English history. It is the original bill for the burning of Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556), Matthew Parker's predecessor as Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury.
It reads:
"Item chardges layd out and paide for the burning of Cranmer as followeth,"
itemizing kindling, wood faggots and the hire of two executioners. The total, including the cost of upkeep in prison, is ₤63.10s.2d [63 pounds, 10 shillings and 2 pence]. Cranmer was burned alive in Broad Street in Oxford on 20 March 1556.
I hope to post a photo of it on my blog. The whole calendar will become viewable through Stanford library in conjunction with Cambridge. See the links below.
I receive this calendar from a European book vendor called Harrassowitz. They have been sending calendars to their customers for many years highlighting medieval manuscript illuminations. This year the concentration is on the library of Matthew Parker (1504-75). He
was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1559-1575, and also an avid book collector. He salvaged many English treasures about to be dispersed at the dissolution of the monasteries. He gave them all to Cambridge's Corpus Christi College in 1574.
http://www.harrassowitz.de/documents/Parker_Library_on_the_Web_Brochure.pdf
http://parkerweb.stanford.edu/
It reads:
"Item chardges layd out and paide for the burning of Cranmer as followeth,"
itemizing kindling, wood faggots and the hire of two executioners. The total, including the cost of upkeep in prison, is ₤63.10s.2d [63 pounds, 10 shillings and 2 pence]. Cranmer was burned alive in Broad Street in Oxford on 20 March 1556.
I hope to post a photo of it on my blog. The whole calendar will become viewable through Stanford library in conjunction with Cambridge. See the links below.
I receive this calendar from a European book vendor called Harrassowitz. They have been sending calendars to their customers for many years highlighting medieval manuscript illuminations. This year the concentration is on the library of Matthew Parker (1504-75). He
was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1559-1575, and also an avid book collector. He salvaged many English treasures about to be dispersed at the dissolution of the monasteries. He gave them all to Cambridge's Corpus Christi College in 1574.
http://www.harrassowitz.de/documents/Parker_Library_on_the_Web_Brochure.pdf
http://parkerweb.stanford.edu/
17 October 2008
O, Canada!
Next week I'll be in Victoria, BC, Canada for the General Council of the Reformed Episcopal Church, in which I serve. My family have to stay home. I can't help but lament this reality. I don't like to be away for that long. I'm torn, though, because I'm infected with wonder-lust.
I love to travel.
I love to travel.
15 April 2008
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