Posted in a luta continua, phronesis, the story and its songs on May 12th, 2009 5 Comments »
As of October 1 I’ll be working with the Center for Public Justice as its new president. I shall be blogging the transition, starting today.
Posted in Uncategorized, a luta continua, big questions, imagination, the story and its songs on Jan 6th, 2009 3 Comments »
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In the first session of my aesthetics course at Redeemer University College, last night, we watched a documentary on Andy Goldsworthy, and talked about the possible meanings of the words “nature” and “culture.” Something I noticed for the first time in this viewing of the movie was this claim from Mr. Goldsworthy: “I feel the [...]
Posted in a luta continua, big questions, phronesis, the story and its songs, zeitgeist hunch on Jan 4th, 2009 3 Comments »
Later this week I am speaking at the Living at the Crossroads conference on the topic “Reading Isaiah 60 in the modern marketplace.” In my preparation for that talk I have become fascinated by “the ships of Tarshish.” My copy of the Anchor Bible Dictionary talks about the ambiguities around “Tarshish,” and suggests that the word can refer [...]
