Monthly Archives: September 2008

Christians in Academe, Christian Academe

Posted on 2008/09/30 by ngilmour

Christian Academe vs. Christians in Academe Bill Hager of UGA’s Christian Faculty Forum apparently distributes this essay periodically, because I remember reading it a couple years ago, and it showed up in my inbox Monday morning.? I enjoy its invocation … Continue reading →

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No Opinion on Friday’s Debate Yet

Posted on 2008/09/29 by ngilmour

I didn’t have the energy or the patience to watch the debate, but I am planning on reading the transcript at some point.? (That’s how I got the Rick Warren forum as well–and it makes one notice more than ever … Continue reading →

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The Grandest Insult

Posted on 2008/09/28 by ngilmour

Three Types of Student Roam Campus What’s the worst thing you can say to the student body of a research university? That they could stand to study a bit more. The funny thing, of course, is that Wednesday’s Red and … Continue reading →

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Amos Lessons Begin Tomorrow

Posted on 2008/09/27 by ngilmour

I know not everyone who reads my blog is into the whole Sunday school scene, but I am a regular and dedicated teacher on the first day of the week, so I try to share my materials with folks (especially … Continue reading →

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Atheists who Believe in Heaven

Posted on 2008/09/27 by ngilmour

Look Who’s Irrational Now I’ll have to look into this, of course, being somewhat of a skeptic when it comes to sociological studies and a hair skeptical, I’ll admit, of the Wall Street Journal.? All the same, some of the … Continue reading →

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Fiddling About Again

Posted on 2008/09/26 by ngilmour

I might go back to my former, more colorful layout some time, but I got tired of looking at it, so I’ve gone back to a minimalist look.? If I get tired of this one, perhaps something new. But the … Continue reading →

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Bad Policy Gets Worse

Posted on 2008/09/26 by ngilmour

I’ve never understood some of the assumptions that surround standardized testing.? First of all, the very practice of separating the test-making from the teaching strikes me as stupid somehow.? Commissioning one person to write the test and a second to … Continue reading →

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Colbert Clip

Posted on 2008/09/25 by ngilmour

Cornel West Interview Normally I don’t post video links, but this was just too wonderful not to share.? Yes, it was last night’s show–give me a break.? I don’t stay up near late enough for the new episodes. I love … Continue reading →

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Academics who Can’t Handle Crazy

Posted on 2008/09/25 by ngilmour

I first observed this phenomenon while I was in seminary, an aspiring college theology professor who hadn’t ever been instructor of record.? (I now am an aspiring college English professor teaching his twelfth semester.)? In an academic theology class, a … Continue reading →

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New Email Scam

Posted on 2008/09/24 by ngilmour

Robert, one of my faithful readers and a good fellow overall, sent this to me via email, and it stands as my favorite commentary on the current banking system mess. Millions of Americans–including many members of Congress, journalists, and major … Continue reading →

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Again I Ask: Why Not Open up some New Colleges?

Posted on 2008/09/24 by ngilmour

Conservatives Try New Tack on Campus I love the military metaphors with which this article leads: Acknowledging that 20 years and millions of dollars spent loudly and bitterly attacking the liberal leanings of American campuses have failed to make much … Continue reading →

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Why Morgan Spurlock is Bad for my Soul

Posted on 2008/09/23 by ngilmour

Having finished what they’ve released to DVD of Battlestar Galactica, Mary and I have started viewing the series 30 Days, the ongoing project of Supersize Me documentarian Morgn Spurlock.? I think I like Spurlock better than I like Michael Moore … Continue reading →

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A Couple Good Revenge Games and a Feel-Good Story Besides

Posted on 2008/09/22 by ngilmour

Griese, Pennington Embrace the Present Am I still a bit sore at the Pats and Bears?? Yes. Do I think that the refs handed yesterday’s game to the Jags on a bogus interference call?? Yes. Did I enjoy reading this … Continue reading →

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Overheard at Panera Bread Sunday Morning

Posted on 2008/09/22 by ngilmour

“If Obama were running against Adolf Hitler, I’d vote for Hitler.? That’s right.? Adolf Hitler.” Now I’m not saying that this sixty-ish woman is typical of the average McCain supporter.? After all, the conversation to the booth next to me … Continue reading →

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Hell Week Cometh

Posted on 2008/09/21 by ngilmour

Well, it’s almost here.? The week when I’m going to start at least one day before four AM.? The week when my students have it easy and I bury myself in work.? Yes, conferrence week is upon me. I stumbled … Continue reading →

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The Joys of Out-of-Date Scholarship

Posted on 2008/09/20 by ngilmour

I’ve been cranking away at my chapter on Milton’s Satan the last couple days, and I’ve found that the older books on the topic are much more helpful for my project.? Peter A. Fiore’s 1981 book Milton and Augustine in … Continue reading →

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Just when I run out of scheduled posts…

Posted on 2008/09/19 by ngilmour

I just realized that, if I’m going to hit my goal of at least one post per day in September, I’m not going to be able to lean on Plato readings any more–revision meetings start Monday, which means no new … Continue reading →

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Division of Labor and Trigger-Happy Freshmen

Posted on 2008/09/18 by ngilmour

We reached the end of this unit’s Plato reading today with one of the clearest articulations of dikaiosyne in the book.? I could tell that I was tired today, both from the late night at the circus Tuesday and the … Continue reading →

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To the Circus

Posted on 2008/09/17 by ngilmour

We had a good evening yesterday–the Cole Brothers Circus was in town, so armed with discount tickets but forgetting my camera, we set out for the farmland south of Watkinsville, and we had a late (for us) but enjoyable evening.? … Continue reading →

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Interview with a Conservative Professor

Posted on 2008/09/17 by ngilmour

Soldier for the Right It’s nice to read something from an actual conservative at University of Colorado, especially when he more or less debunks the “liberal stronghold” narrative that one hears about the place.? The conservative professor in question has … Continue reading →

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