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These resources were compiled for this edition of Connections Review: Issue #9, Winter/Spring 2015.


Scouring the Web for You: Here’s A Variety of WWW Links of Possible Interest—Get a Cup of Coffee, Make Yourself Comfortable and Check These Out


Remember Inclusion Does Not Mean Endorsement of Everything Said or Written

Vocation

          A Believer’s Journey at the New York Times (video)  Deputy Metro Editor, Mike Luo


Theology

          Kantzer Lectures in Revealed Theology (videos) N. Wolterstorff, Carl F.H.

          Henry Center for Theological Understanding

          Israel in Pauline Theology N.T. Wright at HBU Theology Conference


Spiritual Formation

          Why Christians Don’t Like Happiness (video)  Ellen Cherry

          God and Pursuit of the Good Life (video)  D. Horner

          Psychology and Spiritual Formation Biola Center for Christian Thought


The Academy

          Does the Academy Matter?   Panel Discussion on Foreign Affairs Transcript

          Report on the InterVarsity conference, “The End of Higher Education”  (held this summer)

          Emerging Scholars Blog

          The Conference Website


Resources      


The Humanities

          Poverty is a Moral Problem  William Easterly in Christianity Today

          Why Not Just Weigh the Fish?  Robert Pasnau in the NYT

          Cultural Conversation on Contemporary Art & Faith Biola University


Science

          Can Religion and Science Coexist? (Video)  (American Association for the Advancement of Science)

          Misconceptions of Science and Religion (New Study)  Elaine Howard Eckland in Physics.org

          Faith and Reason in ACI’s Advanced Problems section of Απολογία


On-Line Book Reviews

      •     Review of: The Twilight of the American Enlightenment (Kirkus)

          Review of: The Twilight of the American Enlightenment (Thomas Kidd)

          Review of: The Twilight of the American Enlightenment   D. Trotter               

          Review of: After Cloven Tongues of Fire George Marsden in Books & Culture

          Review of: Religion Within The Bounds of Reason   J. Cook


Cultural

          The Most Important Reformer You’ve Never Heard of  (Christianity Today)

          Religious Hostilities Reach 6 Year High (Pew Foundation)

          Introduction to Cultural Analysis (ACI Site: Απολογία)

          Why We Review R-Rated Films (Christianity Today)