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October 18th 2011, 09:57 AM #3421
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After finishing "Superior Beings" and "Gratitude" by Terrance McConnell, on the moral issue of... duh, gratitude (and all the issues that surround it), i've taken up Scruton's wonderful book again.
"Without strong traditions of honor and virtue-conducive institutions, democracy is passive-aggressive savagery, each person out for himself or herself, but by whining rather than beating; and in such a society the most savagely passive-aggressive begin to dominate others. This can, however, be resisted, dampened, or redirected by traditions and institutions".
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October 21st 2011, 10:19 AM #3422
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House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende -- I'm still going through my magical realism phase.
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October 21st 2011, 12:08 PM #3423
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Just finished Bone by Jeff Smith.
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October 21st 2011, 11:48 PM #3424
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I just picked up Robert Gundry's A Survey of the New Testament for $5 in a used bookstore. It's an undergrad textbook but I think it'll serve as a good reference. The recommended reading section following the first chapter includes F.F. Bruce's New Testament History, which I'm wrapping up this week.
CS Lewis, Mere ChristianityThere is no need to be worried by facetious people who try to make the Christian hope of 'Heaven' ridiculous by saying they do not want 'to spend eternity playing harps'. The answer to such people is that if they cannot understand books written for grown-ups, they should not talk about them.
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October 22nd 2011, 11:20 PM #3425
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A Time to Betray
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October 22nd 2011, 11:30 PM #3426
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I went to church with Dean Koontz's uncle years ago.
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October 23rd 2011, 09:04 AM #3427
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Dunno your theological views, but be aware that Gundry was asked to resign from the Evangelical Theological Society because of his views on the non-historicity on some parts of the gospels. Incidentally, my in-laws took Bible classes from him at Westmont.
Originally posted by Benson Shays
I just picked up Robert Gundry's A Survey of the New Testament for $5 in a used bookstore. It's an undergrad textbook but I think it'll serve as a good reference. The recommended reading section following the first chapter includes F.F. Bruce's New Testament History, which I'm wrapping up this week.
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October 23rd 2011, 10:38 AM #3428
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I wasn't aware; thanks for the heads up. Nothing so far has raised a red flag, but I'll be looking for anything "unique" in his presentation. Originally posted by RBerman
CS Lewis, Mere ChristianityThere is no need to be worried by facetious people who try to make the Christian hope of 'Heaven' ridiculous by saying they do not want 'to spend eternity playing harps'. The answer to such people is that if they cannot understand books written for grown-ups, they should not talk about them.
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October 23rd 2011, 10:43 AM #3429
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I don't see what the issue is, as all kinds of genre are present in ancient literature and the Bible is no different.
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'I know not,' said Húrin. 'Yet so it might be, if they willed. For the Elder King shall not be dethroned while Arda endures.'
The Words of Húrin and Morgoth, "The Children of Húrin" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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October 23rd 2011, 05:43 PM #3430
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As I said, there isn't one yet. But if I see a Carrier-like "Mark wasn't writing history..." line, I might get curious. Originally posted by Manwë Súlimo
CS Lewis, Mere ChristianityThere is no need to be worried by facetious people who try to make the Christian hope of 'Heaven' ridiculous by saying they do not want 'to spend eternity playing harps'. The answer to such people is that if they cannot understand books written for grown-ups, they should not talk about them.
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October 23rd 2011, 07:48 PM #3431
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Rome and Jerusalem: The Clash of Ancient Civilizations by Martin Goodman
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October 29th 2011, 11:19 AM #3432
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The Joyful Christian. It's more of a devotional, but I'm reading it everyday. Also about halfway through The Problem of Pain. I'm going to reread The Hidden Gospels, too.
CS Lewis, Mere ChristianityThere is no need to be worried by facetious people who try to make the Christian hope of 'Heaven' ridiculous by saying they do not want 'to spend eternity playing harps'. The answer to such people is that if they cannot understand books written for grown-ups, they should not talk about them.
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October 29th 2011, 11:58 AM #3433
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I've started reading A Sceptics Guide to Atheism by Peter S. Williams. Still reading Bauckham's masterpiece.
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October 30th 2011, 08:43 PM #3434
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I'm rereading Hidden Gospels, because I couldn't take adequate notes with the library copy I borrowed. Also about to start, finally, In Defense of History.
CS Lewis, Mere ChristianityThere is no need to be worried by facetious people who try to make the Christian hope of 'Heaven' ridiculous by saying they do not want 'to spend eternity playing harps'. The answer to such people is that if they cannot understand books written for grown-ups, they should not talk about them.
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October 30th 2011, 11:12 PM #3435
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I'm slightly peeved. The audiobook app that I have on my ipod updated. Now I can't listen to Dracula, or any of the other books I downloaded. Fortuantely I didn't pay for any ofthem, but still...I'm halfway through and frustrated. It helps with my workouts!!
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