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More Options for Augustine in 2014

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Last week, I asked if anyone wanted to join me on Facebook in reading Augustine’s City of God. The response overwhelmed me. I hoped about 30 people would join me, but the group currently has about 1,300 members. We’re having some lively discussion. I hope we can keep up the momentum . . . . Continue Reading »

Reading Saint Augustine in 2014

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Are you interested in reading one of the most influential books in the history of western civilization? Do you have five or ten minutes a day? If so, you should seriously consider reading City of God in 2014.This year I plan to read Augustine’s City of God from cover to cover. If I read a . . . . Continue Reading »

The Lecture Works, and It Always Has

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The Atlantic ran an interview with David Thornburg, entitled “Lectures Didn’t Work in 1350­—and They Still Don’t Work Today.” It’s full of the typical technology-will-save-education balderdash. I’ll skip any comments on that topic. Let’s talk about this assertion that lectures . . . . Continue Reading »

Scientists Prove Existence of God

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“Computer Scientists ‘Prove’ God Exists.” That’s the headline of an article from  last week on  Spiegel Online . The scientists who came up with the idea admit that they were just trying to grab some headlines for their work. According to  Spiegel : In . . . . Continue Reading »