Rowland Croucher
Deconstructing Theodicy: Why Job Has Nothing to Say
December 02, 2008 Deconstructing Theodicy: Why Job Has Nothing to Say to the Puzzle of Suffering reviewed by Danielle Elizabeth Tumminio Deconstructing Theodicy: Why Job Has Nothing to Say to the Puzzle of Suffering by David B. Burrell Though Burrell’s short treatise is philosophically dense, it is a smorgasbord, an exemplar for interdisciplinary discussion. click […]
Debating the origin of evil in a godly universe
Michael Dirda on ‘The Best of All Possible Worlds’ Debating the origin of evil in a godly universe. THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS A Story of Philosophers, God, and Evil This Story * Jonathan Yardley on ‘The Man Who Invented Christmas’ * Michael Dirda on ‘The Best of All Possible Worlds’ By Steven Nadler […]
Effective Oral Presentations
Tips for delivering a good presentation *Provide an introductory sentence at the beginning and a summary statement at the end (that is, first tell them what you are going to tell them, then tell them, and then you tell them what you have told them) *Practise the delivery of the presentation three or four times […]
Adults and children
“I’ve got the brain of a four year old. I’ll bet he was glad to be rid of it.” — Groucho Marx (Here’s one that everyone attributes to him, but which he denies saying: http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/grouchocigar.asp Here’s another quip that is sometimes attributed to Groucho: http://www.snopes.com/racial/mistaken/gardener.asp ) “You’ve got the manners of a child. And I’m […]
Shirley & Marcy
A mum was concerned about her kindergarten son walking to school. He didn’t want his mother to walk with him. She wanted to give him the feeling that he had some independence but yet know that he was safe. So she had an idea of how to handle it. She asked a neighbour if she […]
So Is The World Coming To An End Or What?
Harry T. Cook 11/30/08 Mark 13: 24-37 We can thank the shifting of the church year to the season of Advent for the angst introduced in the reading from Mark about a darkened sun and moon, descending angels, and an apocalypse on the way. We think we know the genesis of this text: Mark’s immediate […]
New essays in islam-watch
I don’t usually include Islam-watch items, but here’s a resource for those inclined in this general direction, in line with our policy of including varying points of view on important issues: Muslim Brothers of Indian Subcontinent: It’s Time for Homecoming, Part II – Radhasyam Brahmachari Lessons from the Jihadi Massacre in Mumbai – Abul Kasem […]
North Korea returns to isolation
Subj: North Korea returns to isolation In August 2007 WEA RLC News & Analysis released a posting: “North Korea: ‘ . . . though your footsteps were not seen’ “(LINK 1), which detailed several steps being taken on the path of north-south reconciliation towards re-unification. The purpose of that posting was to bring some positive […]
Court Sets Atheist Holy Day
(This would not be my way of handling this. However…) COURT SETS ATHEIST HOLY DAY… In Florida , an atheist created a case against the upcoming Easter and Passover holy days. He hired an attorney to bring a discrimination case against Christians and Jews and observances of their holy days. The argument was that it […]
Nigeria: Local Election Sparks Religious Rioting
Jos, Nigeria: Local Election Sparks Religious Rioting which Kills Hundreds 1st December 2008 Hundreds of people were killed and an estimated 7,000 – 10,000 fled their homes in two days of rioting last week between mainly Muslim Hausa people and mainly Christian Berom people in Jos, the capital of Plateau State, Nigeria. Senior Christian leaders […]
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