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Monday, June 30, 2008

Review of UnChristian: Comparing the image of Christianity to other groups II

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( Part 8 in a series ) UnChristian claims that American Christianity has an image problem, especially among young, non-believers. As part o...
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Sunday, June 29, 2008

Saturday stuff

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A good weekend by the numbers: 1 pool party with neighbors 1 risk game won by me (against the boys--yeah, I've still got it) 4 boys take...
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Friday, June 27, 2008

Review of UnChristian: Comparing the image of Christianity to other groups I

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( Part 7 in a series ) This post follows-up on yesterday's by comparing attitudes toward Christianity with those of other religions, i.e...
Thursday, June 26, 2008

Review of UnChristian: Do Christians have an image problem? Compared to whom?

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( Part 6 in a series ) The first line of UnChristian aptly summarizes the book--"Christianity has an image problem." The book goe...
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Review of UnChristian: Critiquing research about Christianity

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( Part 5 in a series ) In writing a critique of UnChristian, and let me preface it by saying that I am mildly uncomfortable doing so. Not b...
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Review of UnChristian: What works well

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( Part 4 in a series ) There are some things to like about UnChristian, things that help account for its popularity and wide reception in th...
Monday, June 23, 2008

U.S. Religious Landscape Survey

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The Pew Foundation published the second report from its U.S. Religious Landscape Survey today, and it provides a thorough, interesting desc...
Sunday, June 22, 2008

Graphing work-life balance

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I'm a sucker for a good pie chart (good pie too, for that matter). Here's one that graphs out how much time we spend with various a...
Saturday, June 21, 2008

Saturday stuff

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Well, Gus finished 9th grade this week, and he had a pool party to celebrate. He invited over a group of 12 friends who included.... girls....
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Friday, June 20, 2008

Review of UnChristian: Reaction to it

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(Part 3 in a series) The book UnChristian was realized at the end of 2007, and it has already generated its a lot of attention. The book has...
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Thursday, June 19, 2008

Review of UnChristian: Summary of findings

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(Part 2 in a series) It seems that many of the statistics discussed by Christians revolve around one of two issues: 1) Christians are not ve...
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Why do prisoners convert to Christianity?

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I came across an article "Why God Is Often Found Behind Bars: Prison Conversions and the Crisis of Self-Narrative." ( Citation ) ...
Monday, June 16, 2008

Review of unChristian:What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity… and Why It Matters, by David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons

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Part 1 in a multipart review Today I’m starting a review of David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyon’s book, UnChristian: What a New Generation Really T...
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Friday, June 13, 2008

Gender and sailing

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Floyd, being a Cub Scout, is taking part in a sailing regatta. This involves building a small, wooden sailboat and letting it float around ...
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Graphic hang gliding footage (vid)

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My brother was up for the weekend hang gliding, and he put together this video of his flying. I spent the time as "ground crew" s...
Sunday, June 08, 2008

Man slain in spirit, falls, and sues

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From thesmokinggun.com : JUNE 5--Last June, Matthew Lincoln was attending an evening service at his nondenominational Tennessee church...
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Saturday, June 07, 2008

Saturday stuff

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No Saturday stuff this week because I'm up in New Hampshire with my brother hang gliding...
Friday, June 06, 2008

Um, I think that you have something to tell me, part II

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Last week I posted about a terrifyingly effective method of obtaining confessions in romantic relationships. Well... it gets worse. Law e...
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Thursday, June 05, 2008

More on religion and giving

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Michael Kruse posted an interesting review of Who Really Cares by Arthur Brooks regarding Christian giving, and he wrote the following in a...
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Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Passing the Plate, a book preview

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Christian Smith is coming out with what sounds like a fascinating book on Christian giving. Here's the summary from Amazon (I don't...
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