In this ongoing exploration of knowledge, the time has come for me to offer an explanation of what I mean by an interpretive grid, that perhaps rather nebulous thing that seems to come between the individual and the cosmos. The following is an attempt to answer the fourth question raised in response to my original [...]
Archive for December, 2005
December 15, 2005
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the vegetarian life
By Nathan James in Life in generalThe girl that I am in love with has recently become a vegetarian. Being a vegetarian is not normal. Vegetables are nice. I like them. The girl I love is nice. I like her. but being a vegetarian is not normal. However, the prospect of eating only vegetables (and cheese, etc. etc. i.e. eating only [...]
December 15, 2005
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Congrats to Joe Carter
By Matthew Lee Anderson in NewsJoe Carter, one of my favorite bloggers, has won the “Best Religious Blog” category of the Weblog Awards, 2005. Mere-O garnered a healthy 98 votes, which is encouraging, given our competition. Thank you to all those who helped us stay ahead of Mere-O friend Charles Lehardy! In other news, I am going on blogging hiatus [...]
December 15, 2005
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One Complaint About Narnia…
By Andrew Selby in Narnia, Reviews (Films)I hesitate to post this because I think the Narnia film very, very good. The film captured the major ideas of the book, which is all you can ask for. The second time I saw it, I liked it far better than the first time because I had more perspective as far as evaluating the [...]
December 15, 2005
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“Life” by George Herbert
By Keith E. Buhler in PoetryI had a birthday last week, and, as a part of the evening celebration, took a moment to “zoom out” on my life. The psalmist reminds us that human life is like grass, or clouds. It is brief and passes by. In light of this brevity, What are those things worth doing? What is not [...]
December 14, 2005
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Athanasius on Postmodernism
By Andrew Selby in Philosophy, TheologyOf course, Athanasius (denizen of the 4th century as he was) knew nothing of postmodernism. Nevertheless, his wonderful treatise On the Incarnation refutes a typical Christian postmodern criticism. A major motivation for the postmodern Christians I’ve met – and Daniel Fuller author of Unity of the Bible and a Christians who may not declare himself [...]
December 11, 2005
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Haldane on Philosophy
By Matthew Lee Anderson in PhilosophyI previously blogged about Professor John Haldane’s new appointment at the Vatican. As I was perusing the high-brow ecumenical journal First Things, I was excited to run across an article on philosophy by Haldane entitled “What Philosophy Can Do.” In it, Haldane summarizes and critiques the current state of philosophy. He contends that the divorce [...]
December 11, 2005
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3. What’s A Mulberry (To You)?
By Tex in Epistemology, PhilosophySometimes I feel like the monkey who chased the weasel ’round and ’round the mulberry bush in trying to understand how one can know he has discovered truth. In an attempt to stop the circle and moved forward, I asked the following question: What are the foundational (and therefore unassailable) principles and criteria by which [...]
December 10, 2005
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Radio Recap
By Matthew Lee Anderson in NewsI just returned from being on the radio. B-. I’ve realized that being articulate while under the pressure of time is very challenging for me. He also asked a few questions that I drew blanks on, which was particularly frustrating. But I opened with a good line, so perhaps that will go a ways toward [...]
December 10, 2005
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Movie Review: Narnia
By Matthew Lee Anderson in Narnia, Reviews (Films)The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, a movie I have long anticipated, did not disappoint. It was not perfect–and by that I do not mean that it substantially deviated from the book–but it was cathartic, uplifting, and thoroughly enjoyable. The movie opens in surprising fashion for those who have read the texts, but the [...]
December 9, 2005
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Matt’s Narnia Update: Review forthcoming and on the Radio
By Matthew Lee Anderson in Narnia, NewsI’ve posted fairly frequently on Narnia-related topics recently (see here, here, here and here). It comes to an end tonight–we have tickets to see it at 9:45. I am hoping to pull together a review afterward, as Hugh is giving away radios and my best reviews usually happen immediately after watching the film. Additionally, I [...]
December 8, 2005
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Kudos to Psuedo-Polymath
By Matthew Lee Anderson in NewsOver at the WeblogAwards, Mark Olson of Pseudo-Polymath is up for best blog of the Top 3501-5000 blogs. Go vote for him. Mark is easily one of the most literate bloggers I read every day. His blog is always thought-provoking, and often over my head. He also introduced me to Wing to Wing, Oar to [...]
December 8, 2005
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Yet another post on Narnia
By Matthew Lee Anderson in Narnia, NewsHere’s more evidence that Narnia is going to be simply huge: The Christianity Today weblog is a round-up of links. Articles related to Narnia or Lewis? 45. Articles related to King Kong? 0. Narnia also has the advantage of having had months of newspaper articles written about it.