Addenda
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February 15, 2006 v Number 24
"Since the message we have for the world contradicts everything the world could possibly suppose, argument is guaranteed whenever we show up--unless we have forgotten ourselves."-- Robert Jenson, "On the Renewing of the Mind:
Reflections on the Calling of Christian Intellectuals"
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An Ancient Modern Confusion
The Church has been fighting the influence of religious movements that deny the goodness of creation (especially of the human body) since before John wrote his Gospel. Gnosticism in one form or another is the perennial heresy, and modernity has been identified by many observers to have a deeply gnostic flavor.
…The gnostic alternative to Christian orthodoxy, an alternative which despises bodily existence, seems to be the perennial theological error, perpetually attractive even to devout Christian believers. It is, after all, comforting to believe that an innocent, endlessly interesting, and powerful self is buried within us, awaiting liberation when we abandon our space-time 'containers.' It is appealing to believe that our perfection requires no repentance, merely some act of detaching. The dream of pure consciousness, life as bug-free software without dust-collecting hardware. No age, no genders, only minds. [Read more on An Ancient Modern Confusion]
First Things Collection
The journal First Things is in the process of arranging its past articles according to topic and offering access to them online. In addition to the articles, it is also providing links to other web pages relevant to the topics. To explore the collection completed so far, and to have a hint of what is yet to come, see www.firstthings.com/menus/collections.html.
The Market-Driven Marriage?
The May 2005 issue of Harper's featured a very
disturbing feature about the Rev. Ted Haggard, or "Pastor Ted" as he is
affectionately and informally named by his congregation. Haggard is the pastor
of the 12,000-member
"One of Pastor Ted's favorite books is Thomas Friedman's The Lexus and the Olive Tree, which is now required reading for the hundreds of pastors under Ted's spiritual authority across the country. From Friedman, Pastor Ted says he learned that everything, including spirituality, can be understood as a commodity." [Read more about The Market-Driven Marriage]
Every Cassette a Wanted Cassette
Now and then a subscriber will ask us what he should do with his collection of back issues. "Keep them and listen to them!" is the kneejerk response, sometimes spoken, sometimes not. Why would you want to get rid of them? But we acknowledge the reality of clutter and the need to clean house now and then, and will usually recommend donating them to a church, school, or local library, or sending them to a missionary overseas. Some people sell their back issues at garage sales or on eBay, and in fact we have netted some new subscribers via such unintentional marketing channels.
Another possibility came to our attention the other day. One of our long-term subscribers had his entire library (including a collection of MARS HILL AUDIO Journal back issues that went back to Volume 21) washed away by hurricane Katrina. This got us to thinking that perhaps he could be the recipient of the generosity of someone who would like to part with some or all of his back issues. If you are that person please reply to this e-mail and we'll arrange an exchange.
Journal Online Index
If you do decide to hang on to your old cassettes and CDs you should know that the Journal has been indexed and is searchable by guest, topic, and volume number. From our homepage (www.marshillaudio.org) click on "Browse the Journal" on the left-side menu bar. Or go directly to www.marshillaudio.org/resources/Topic_Index.asp for the topical search page. Admittedly, some of the entries are more extensive than others (and some are incomplete), but it is a work in progress and we enhance and update it frequently.
Ken Myers in
Ken Myers will be speaking at a
conference at Christ Presbyterian Church in
Ken will be
presenting a public lecture at the Christian Study Center of Gainesville,
Florida, on Friday night, March 3rd. The title of his lecture is "The
Church and Cultural Discernment: Distinguishing Engagement from
Captivity." The lecture is free and will begin at 8:00pm. For more
information about the Center, which is adjacent to the
On March 17 & 18, Ken will be giving three lectures at a
conference on bioethics sponsored by the Amoskeag
Presbyterian Church in
Upcoming Conferences in
The
The
Institute for Christian Thought in
"Artists as Reconcilers"
is the name of the 15 year anniversary conference of the International
Arts Movement, to be held February 23-25, 2006 in
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