Category Archives: Culture

Is Modernity a Success?

Posted on April 20, 2018 by

Andrew Wilson recently wrote a post discussing some of the reviews of Steven Pinker’s new book, Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism and Progress, which has been provoking much conversation and controversy over the last couple of months. … Continue reading →

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Conversation with Brad Littlejohn on Jordan Peterson now on Youtube

Posted on April 19, 2018 by

A number of you asked whether we would put this on Youtube. Here you go:

Posted in Apologetics, Culture, Philosophy, Society, Theological, Video | 2 Comments

The Authority of the Book

Posted on April 18, 2018 by

I have a guest post over on the Political Theology blog, in which I discuss the importance of considering our broader culture of textual production, ownership, and use when considering questions of scriptural authority. In an age of mass production … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Church History, Controversies, Culture, Guest Post, Hermeneutics, Politics, Revelation, Scripture, Society, Theological | 2 Comments

Podcast: Ross Douthat’s ‘To Change the Church’

Posted on April 11, 2018 by

Matt and Derek were joined this week by Ross Douthat to discuss his new book, To Change the Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism. You can also follow the podcast on iTunes, or using this RSS feed. Listen to past … Continue reading →

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From Gutenberg to YouVersion: The Word of God and the Technology of the Word

Posted on April 10, 2018 by

My recent Davenant Institute lecture on the subject of the significance of textual technologies for our engagement with Scripture has just been posted on Youtube: I recently enjoyed watching Dr. Christopher Schlect’s highly informative and stimulating lecture in the same … Continue reading →

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My Writing on Jordan Peterson

Posted on April 8, 2018 by

Over the last few weeks and months, many thousands of people have visited my blog to read my various reflections on Jordan Peterson. Any long term follower of this blog shouldn’t be at all surprised that Peterson and the phenomena … Continue reading →

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Discourse in the Culture Wars and the Hunger for Catharsis

Posted on April 6, 2018 by

This is just the fucking worst. Imagine a self-help book written by the Darth Maul of tenured campus bad boys, an act of trahison des clercs so severe that it calls into question the entire five-thousand-year academic project—a book that … Continue reading →

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