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1 Chronicles 12:32 \u2014 they \u201cunderstood the times\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Fridays I share articles\/resources about broad cultural, societal and theological issues. Be sure to see the explanation and disclaimers at the bottom.<\/p>\n

Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n
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  1. The new year is upon us. Consider reading through the entire Bible in 2017 (doing so will take around 10 minutes a day). Here\u2019s a thorough and helpful article from last year about <\/span>reading the whole Bible<\/a>. If you want an app to make it easier, take a look at readscripture.org<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Varieties of Religious Experience<\/a> (Ross Douthat, NY Times): \u201cOne of my hobbies is collecting what you might call nonconversion stories \u2014 stories about secular moderns who have supernatural-seeming experiences without being propelled into any specific religious faith.\u201d<\/li>\n
  3. Mark Zuckerberg says he\u2019s no longer an atheist, believes \u2018religion is very important\u2019<\/a> (Julie Zauzmer, Washington Post): Somewhat related to the above. Also, if you happen to bump into him or his wife then please let them know they are welcome at Chi Alpha. \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n
  4. The Evangelical Scion Who Stopped Believing<\/a> (Mark Oppenheimer, NY Times): \u201cAtheists and agnostics have long tried to rebottle religion: to get the community and the good works without the supernatural stuff. It has worked about as well as nonalcoholic beer. As with O\u2019Doul\u2019s, converts are few, and rarely do they end up having a very good time.\u201d Interesting article, although Oppenheimer misreads some background details (in particular, I think he was unfair to Stetzer\u2019s comment<\/a>).<\/li>\n
  5. In Praise of Ignorance<\/a> (Simon Cullen, Quillette): \u201cThose with the audacity to admit that they have nothing intelligent to say about a difficult topic should be praised for refusing to further erode our common epistemic standards, not scorned for failing to toe some party line.\u201d<\/li>\n
  6. Campus Identity Politics Is Dooming Liberal Causes, a Professor Charges<\/a> (Evan R. Goldstein, Chronicle of Higher Education): an interview with Columbia\u2019s Mark Lilla \u2014 \u201cidentity politics today isn\u2019t about group belonging; it\u2019s about personal identity. From the \u201970s into the \u201990s, there was a shift in focus from group identity to the self as the intersection of different kinds of identities\u2026. It\u2019s extraordinary how much time and thinking [students] devote to exactly what they are as the subtotal of other identities, rather than seeing their time at the university as an opportunity to leave those things behind, or overcome them, or become something that\u2019s actually themselves and autonomous in some way.\u201d This is sort of a sequel to an article I shared back in volume 77<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  7. Houses of Worship Poised to Serve as Trump-Era Immigrant Sanctuaries<\/a> (Laurie Goodstein, NY TImes): \u201cChurches, schools and hospitals are considered \u2018sensitive locations,\u2019 according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Immigration officers are supposed to avoid those locations, unless they have advance approval from a supervisor or face \u2018exigent circumstances\u2019 that require immediate action, said Jennifer Elzea, an agency spokeswoman.\u201d<\/li>\n
  8. Here\u2019s Who Will Pray at Trump\u2019s Inauguration<\/a> (Kate Shellnut, Christianity Today): it\u2019s not obvious from the article, but a surprising number of them are Pentecostal of one sort or another: Wayne Jackson, Paula White, Sammy Rodriguez.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Things Glen Found Amusing<\/strong><\/h3>\n