Comments on: publishing religious crap at the expense of truth http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2009/02/06/publishing-religious-crap-at-the-expense-of-truth/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:28:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Cambio and Licio « Probatio Pennae http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2009/02/06/publishing-religious-crap-at-the-expense-of-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-5090 Cambio and Licio « Probatio Pennae Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:00:42 +0000 http://notes-from-offcenter.com/?p=2284#comment-5090 [...] out of the picture when it comes to new theories. Popularizers are important in this regard, but, as Drew Tatusko has pointed out elsewhere, a tremendous amount of popular non-fiction literature is utter garbage. The reduction of tenure [...] [...] out of the picture when it comes to new theories. Popularizers are important in this regard, but, as Drew Tatusko has pointed out elsewhere, a tremendous amount of popular non-fiction literature is utter garbage. The reduction of tenure [...]

]]> By: On Writing Deeply « Probatio Pennae http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2009/02/06/publishing-religious-crap-at-the-expense-of-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-4990 On Writing Deeply « Probatio Pennae Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:32:27 +0000 http://notes-from-offcenter.com/?p=2284#comment-4990 [...] 11, 2009 There’s a lot in this post from Notes From Off Center that I want to comment on. Really, though, it comes down to this sentence: “There is a lot of [...] [...] 11, 2009 There's a lot in this post from Notes From Off Center that I want to comment on. Really, though, it comes down to this sentence: "There is a lot of [...]

]]> By: Goannatree http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2009/02/06/publishing-religious-crap-at-the-expense-of-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-6195 Goannatree Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:27:52 +0000 http://notes-from-offcenter.com/?p=2284#comment-6195 Great post! Humility is an important quality and it pains me to see all the rubbish out there - i rarely enter "Christian booksttores" these days - partly ebcause when i do i feel my intelligence and my spirit insulted by the amount of "human inspiration"! <br><br>"The truth is that these intelligentsia are a minority in the world. What most people lack is a sufficient stock of knowledge that will allow those not in that minority group to call their projects of religious disrepute into question from the bottom up. That is where people tend to delude themselves into thinking they have nothing of value to contribute to the norms of society." <br><br>Here in lies the irony - those humble enough to realise they are not all powerful often restrain themselves while the "intelligentsia" profit financially (and corrupt spiritually). Good sound theology is still being published but it is few and far between (i guess my opinion of what is sound is shaped by my own theology). Here's the other irony, I am a Christian in academia....i write on literature and theology and so what do i do ? - thinking carefully about what i seek to have published would be a start. Great post! Humility is an important quality and it pains me to see all the rubbish out there – i rarely enter "Christian booksttores" these days – partly ebcause when i do i feel my intelligence and my spirit insulted by the amount of "human inspiration"!

"The truth is that these intelligentsia are a minority in the world. What most people lack is a sufficient stock of knowledge that will allow those not in that minority group to call their projects of religious disrepute into question from the bottom up. That is where people tend to delude themselves into thinking they have nothing of value to contribute to the norms of society."

Here in lies the irony – those humble enough to realise they are not all powerful often restrain themselves while the "intelligentsia" profit financially (and corrupt spiritually). Good sound theology is still being published but it is few and far between (i guess my opinion of what is sound is shaped by my own theology). Here's the other irony, I am a Christian in academia….i write on literature and theology and so what do i do ? – thinking carefully about what i seek to have published would be a start.

]]> By: Goannatree http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2009/02/06/publishing-religious-crap-at-the-expense-of-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-4986 Goannatree Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:27:52 +0000 http://notes-from-offcenter.com/?p=2284#comment-4986 Great post! Humility is an important quality and it pains me to see all the rubbish out there - i rarely enter "Christian booksttores" these days - partly ebcause when i do i feel my intelligence and my spirit insulted by the amount of "human inspiration"! <br><br>"The truth is that these intelligentsia are a minority in the world. What most people lack is a sufficient stock of knowledge that will allow those not in that minority group to call their projects of religious disrepute into question from the bottom up. That is where people tend to delude themselves into thinking they have nothing of value to contribute to the norms of society." <br><br>Here in lies the irony - those humble enough to realise they are not all powerful often restrain themselves while the "intelligentsia" profit financially (and corrupt spiritually). Good sound theology is still being published but it is few and far between (i guess my opinion of what is sound is shaped by my own theology). Here's the other irony, I am a Christian in academia....i write on literature and theology and so what do i do ? - thinking carefully about what i seek to have published would be a start. Great post! Humility is an important quality and it pains me to see all the rubbish out there – i rarely enter "Christian booksttores" these days – partly ebcause when i do i feel my intelligence and my spirit insulted by the amount of "human inspiration"!

"The truth is that these intelligentsia are a minority in the world. What most people lack is a sufficient stock of knowledge that will allow those not in that minority group to call their projects of religious disrepute into question from the bottom up. That is where people tend to delude themselves into thinking they have nothing of value to contribute to the norms of society."

Here in lies the irony – those humble enough to realise they are not all powerful often restrain themselves while the "intelligentsia" profit financially (and corrupt spiritually). Good sound theology is still being published but it is few and far between (i guess my opinion of what is sound is shaped by my own theology). Here's the other irony, I am a Christian in academia….i write on literature and theology and so what do i do ? – thinking carefully about what i seek to have published would be a start.

]]> By: Josh http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2009/02/06/publishing-religious-crap-at-the-expense-of-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-4950 Josh Sat, 07 Feb 2009 03:53:21 +0000 http://notes-from-offcenter.com/?p=2284#comment-4950 "warm and swirly hot tub of superficiality"... I love it! (not the hot tub, of course, but the expression) "warm and swirly hot tub of superficiality"… I love it! (not the hot tub, of course, but the expression)

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