A nice piece in the New York Times summarizes studies on what makes for effective study habits. It’s not new material, but does cut against the grain of some common assumptions. Here are some ways that everyone (not just some certain kinds of people) retain information better: Study in at least a couple of different [...]
There’s all kinds of crazy crap out there on the internet these days. Egads! In one recent blog post, Bob Cargill suggested that people should disagree agreeably and possibly even share a beer afterwards! More than that, he claims it’s happening! I’m not sure how trustworthy such a fellow could possibly be. In another blog, [...]
A few folks have drawn attention to Sage Journals’ offer of free online access to their collection for about the next six weeks. You can register here. But why o why would you want to do such a thing? For the best reasons of all, of course… After registering, you can then have what you’ve [...]
Once upon a time, there was a king who gave a feast. Though the invitations were sent, the honored invitees declined. They preferred their brides, their fields, their sundry other obligations. And so the servants were sent out into all the highways and biways to compel all whom they could to enter. At the feast, [...]
I have a mixed relationship with “Judge not, lest you be judged.” Whenever I hear it my antenna goes up, listening intently for how someone is about to tell me that they don’t have to listen to what the rest of the Bible says about how Christians should act since Jesus tells us we’re not [...]
I’ve decided that in the future all academic book reviews should add a common courtesy. When I’m about to read the summary of a film or a novel, those that give away crucial plot twists will dutifully declare, *Spoiler Alert!* Academics, however, have not typically been so thoughtful. I therefore call upon all of you, [...]
In my previous post I tacked up an “FYI” about what some folks are hoping to see move forward at SBL this year. Now that I’ve had some time to think on it myself and see it through some other folks’ eyes as well, here are some of my thoughts. First, it seems to me [...]
It has come to my attention that the following motion is going to be proposed for consideration at SBL this year, a response to recent dust-ups over what constitutes appropriate standards of scholarly activity in a religious-studies oriented context. As I understand it, this is going to be recommended as one 4-part motion. 1. That [...]
Rich Mouw has a blog post on atonement, touching both on the question of N. T. Wright’s atonement theology in particular and the need for substitution more generally. Here’s the opening salvo: I am no expert on N. T. Wright’s theology, but I know enough to reject those charges of his critics that he is [...]
I’m sure many of you have seen this already, but for those who haven’t, this cartoon is classic: The Chronicle of Higher Ed has an article on it. Apparently, some folks shouldn’t think it’s only hilarious that institutions of higher education have homepages that are entirely dissociated from the goals of the site’s visitors. HT: [...]
