Hi
On Wed, 16 Jul 2003, David L Gent wrote:
Please reassure your student that she should not fear the
honest investigation of ideas and that it does not mean that
she will automatically have to stop being a Bible believing
Christian. This does not mean that she will necessarily find
she
Jim Clark wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jul 2003, David L Gent wrote:
has anyone else noticed the tendency
towards liberal-humanist fundamentalism (there used to be a
couple of guys in the British media who helped define it for
me)?
The idea that belief in science and reason is akin to
TIPS Digest for Monday, July 14, 2003.
1. recommend book on reconciling religion/science/academia?
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Subject: recommend book on reconciling religion/science/academia?
From: Traci Giuliano [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 09:14:52 -0500
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I hope I don't
I hope I don't open up a can of worms here :-), but I was wondering
if any of you could recommend a book (or two or three) for a student
who is struggling with reconciling her traditional religious
upbringing (in this case, Southern Baptist) with her newly evolving
attitudes on topics such as
: recommend book on reconciling religion/science/academia?
I hope I don't open up a can of worms here :-), but I was wondering
if any of you could recommend a book (or two or three) for a student
who is struggling with reconciling her traditional religious
upbringing (in this case, Southern
14, 2003 10:15 AM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences
Subject: recommend book on reconciling religion/science/academia?
I hope I don't open up a can of worms here :-), but I was wondering
if any of you could recommend a book (or two or three) for a student
who is struggling
Tracy,
I am a former Southern Baptist minister who has made the faith transition
that your student is beginning. If my experience is any gauge, this could be
a very troubling time for your student, and a potentially dangerous one for
her. Perhaps only someone who has been encamped within
I also work with students who are Southern Baptist, so I have heard some of
these issues. I think one point that the student should realize is that she
is not alone at trying to deal with these issues - so are many churches!
At 09:14 AM 7/14/2003 -0500, you wrote:
I hope I don't open up a can
I also highly recommend Marcus Borg's books, particularly his The
God we never knew since it does a broader attempt at reconciling
modern thought and fundamentalist theology.
For a more academic treatment, see Ian Barbour's Science and
Religion or When Science meets Religion. These have the
My father was a southern Baptist Minister. My struggle with religious
dogma was long and hard. Phillips book YOUR GOD IS TOO SMALL was the
one book that helped me through the maelstrom along with Buber's book I
- Thou. Van Funderburk
Traci Giuliano wrote:
I hope I don't open up a can of
I don't know that I can strongly recommend it, but she might consider
Solomon, R. C. (2002). Spirituality for the Skeptic: The Thoughtful Love of
Life. New York: Oxford University Press.
Paul Smith
Alverno College
Milwaukee
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Wow. I have to say that I'm pleasantly overwhelmed by all the
helpful (and quick!) replies I've already gotten to my inquiry. And I
know that my student will be so happy to know that so many other
academics out there have already (successfully) negotiated what she's
about to go through.
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