The Archive
TexPhilosophyEpistemology
One week ago I returned from a six week training school in Montgomery, AL. The program, Air and Space Basic Course (ASBC), is the first step in Air Force mandated
Andrew SelbyFilm Reviews/Hollywood
Oprah Winfrey was intimately involved in bringing this novel by Zora Neale Herston to television, which aired March 6, 2005. It follows the life of a young black woman, Janie,
Keith E. Buhler
Hypothesis 1: One purpose of humour is to make palatable truths so horrible and terrible that we would otherwise ignore them entirely. I take “humour” to mean something like the presentation of some speech or image whose intention is to […]
Matthew Lee AndersonBlogging
The buzz around GodBlogCon is growing and concerns about the name have followed. Check out Jeff Jarvis of buzzmachine.com on MSNBC's new show Connected: Coast to Coast.
Keith E. BuhlerTechnology
Google maps is awesome.
Matthew Lee AndersonBlogging
The Christian Blogosphere now knows what I’ve known for a few days: GodBlogCon 2005 will be hosted by the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University. The official announcement is up over at Andrew Jackson’s blog. How, you ask, was I […]
Matthew Lee AndersonInternational Politics
Paul Musgrave has an excellent summary of recent developments in East Asia. The East Asian security story is the most consequential of this decade. China is rising to power; North
Matthew Lee AndersonFormation
Christian apologist Peter Kreeft visited Biola University this weekend as a guest of the Torrey Honors Institute. Kreeft has written numerous books in various styles on numerous subjects including apologetics, heaven, prayer, Catholicism and Aquinas. His next work (and the […]
Matthew Lee AndersonSocial Trends
Mark Olson at Pseudo-Polymath offers this reflection on the virtues of the quill: A good fountain pen has finely engraved metal, is machined to fine tolerances, and writes smoothly
Matthew Lee AndersonBlogging
Stacy Harp of MediaSoul has started a new company designed to promote books through the blogosphere. She states, "We exist to help people in the media, such as authors,
Keith E. BuhlerEducation
The U.S. Bureau of the Census conducted a study on the amount of literary reading (as opposed to electronic) in America. They bottom line is that reading has declined across all age and social categories, and that this decline has […]
Andrew SelbyPolitics
Dennis Prager wrote an article arguing that liberal "values" are based on feelings while conservatives have reasons for their values. He is using sweeping generalizations that are nevertheless