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Love Wins, by Rob Bell
- Won’t be reading Love Wins before summer, if at all. Too many deputies of the “evangelical guardians” out there. See wp.me/pwOVM-nH
- Donald Miller’s review of Love Wins—He nails it! http://bit.ly/eZIvmD
Evangelical Christian Clichés
- On a Christian Univ application: “Describe when and how you came to accept the gift of eternal life.” Where in the Bible is this explained?
- On a Christian University application: “What in your life indicates you are walking with the Lord?” Where in the Bible is this explained?
- Help me out with these evangelical clichés: spiritual . . . growth, maturity, formation, strength, disciplines, -ity, -ly challenging (etc.)
- It seems to me that we, evangelicals, go through life repeating clichés that mean anything and, therefore, nothing.
Student Evaluation of Teaching
- Student evaluations of teaching depend on assigned grades, not teaching effectiveness. http://www.econ.ohio-state.edu/pdf/wp08-01.pdf
- Despite contrary assertions, student evaluations of teaching are truly formative only for tenured faculty. Before tenure? Always summative.
Pacifism, and Separation of Church and State
- Why does the rejection of violence as a legitimate response to violence elicit violent reactions from evangelical Christians?
- Evangelical Christian: “I pledge allegiance to . . . ?”
- Politics is a zero sum game. I win; you lose. As Christian involvement in politics goes up, the world’s opinion of Christians goes down.
- How to teach salvation by works: Get elected to public office and try to reform society according to your interpretation of biblical morals.
- I don’t think there is any doubt in anyone’s mind that American evangelicals are (red state) Americans. But, are we Christians?
Christian Higher Education
- I know what a prophet is and what a prophet does. But, what is cultural engagement?
- Is “biblical integration” an oxymoron? Never? Sometimes? Always?
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