{"id":3851,"date":"2015-08-14T15:31:51","date_gmt":"2015-08-14T23:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=3851"},"modified":"2015-09-05T12:14:05","modified_gmt":"2015-09-05T20:14:05","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2015\/08\/14\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-12","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 12"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the time of King David, the tribe of Issachar produced shrewd warriors \u201cwho understood the times and knew what Israel should do\u201d (1 Chron 12:32). In a similar way, we need to become wise people whose faith interacts with the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

To that end, I share articles\/resources I have found helpful recently in thinking about broader cultural and societal issues (be sure to see the disclaimer at the bottom). May these give you greater insight, so that you may continue the tradition of Issachar. Past emails are archived at <\/span>http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/category\/links<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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  1. From the too-close-to-home department: <\/span>The Coddling of The American Mind<\/span><\/a> (<\/span>Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan<\/span> Haidt, The Atlantic): the thesis of this essay is that a \u201ccampus culture devoted to policing speech and punishing speakers is likely to engender patterns of thought that are surprisingly similar to those long identified by cognitive behavioral therapists as causes of depression and anxiety.\u201d This is a long piece but is worth reading even if you suspect it will infuriate you. There is some insightful <\/span>commentary on Reddit<\/span><\/a> arguing that it\u2019s not students who have changed but administrators.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. From the race-and-religion department: <\/span>A Year After Ferguson, Have White Christians Learned Anything?<\/span><\/a> (Russell Moore, Washington Post)<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. From the contemporary events department:<\/span>\n