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Divisions

Daniel — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:12:23 +0000

One: I have decided to split the upcoming post on war into a series of posts, much like the format of the book itself. This means, more than likely one post per viewpoint, which will help me to clarify and specify to a much better degree.

Two: I am launching a new wordpress blog for personal, non-intellectual whateverness. I don’t know what will end up on there or how often it will be updated. You might care to know that it will be located at: http://randomslant.wordpress.com/

Upcoming Posts

Daniel — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:56:42 +0000

I have all but finished reading a book on war, specifically four possible ways that Christians can view war. I want to take my time with the post, however, because I want to get it right the first time without error. The book was written in the 80’s, yet it still remains relevant.

In the meantime, Katie and I are quite busy trying to get settled in to out new apartment. We have no internet there at the moment either, so updates will appear infrequently. Be sure to check back in a few days, as I hope to have the next blog up soon.

Recovering Reading

Daniel — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:46:19 +0000

I’ve noticed that the amount of books that I have read in the past year has diminished in proportion to the amount of time it takes me to get to work. Since I have an hour commute these days, it easily takes two hours out of every day. After Katie and I move to west nashville, I will have a bit more time to read, and there are quite a number of books on the list to attend to:

1) Augustine – Confessions – I meant to read this months ago on a trip to the beach with a few friends, but never did. Actually, I read a few “chapters” but didn’t get too far. It is now at the top of the reading list, if you don’t count the marriage prep. books.

2) Christian Views of War: Four Perspectives – I don’t have the book with me at the moment, but it should be an interesting, quite relevant book. I hope to blog about this and spark some discussion, because in these days we need to know where we stand when it comes to the issue of war.

3) Why We’re Not Emergent (By Two Guys Who Should Be) – A book that is slowly making its way around some of my peers. The emergent church is a hot topic in religious circles right now, thus it has to be addressed in some form or another.

4) Is There a Meaning in this Text?: The Bible, the Reader, and the Morality of Literary Knowledge – Kevin J. Vanhoozer – A lenthy, scholarly book that I requested last Christmas. I have been meaning to read it for a long time now.

There are many, many others, but these are for starters. They should provide grounds for some interesting debate.