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"Liberalism is the only meta-narrative that has convinced the world that it is not a meta-narrative." -- Alasdair MacIntyre
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In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgent to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity.
Coming out of “x” hibernation to say that, so far, @KSPrior’s new book, “You Have a Calling,” is very well done. Will likely be the new standard intro I mention + use when making recommendations to college students & other Christian Study Centers for a theology of vocation.
Saw this again on my feed today — some of the better news in our world:“Millennial dads are spending 3x as much time with their kids compared to their fathers. In 1982, 43% of fathers admitted they had never changed a diaper. Today, that number has dropped to about 3%.”
“The thread of greed that runs through budget culture encourages a habit of hoarding under the guise of good money management [while actually just reinforcing] a fear of scarcity…” — Dana Miranda, “You Don’t Need a Budget”
Calls from both parties for “non-violence” and from church leaders for “peace” after an assassination attempt are a little hard to hear given that a few hours earlier, Israel killed 141 more Palestinians in a humanitarian zone with another “precise” air strike using US missiles..
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The college crisis is a crisis of meaning; colleges have forgotten why they exist. Turning small, liberal arts colleges into career-readiness institutions with bloated sports programs has nothing to do with the value of the liberal arts as understood historically.
I was fortunate to get to hear #jurgenmoltmann speak in person a few times. He was compelling even in his later years. As for many, reading his theology made me better and more hopeful in the God of Jesus Christ, liberation, justice, and Christian eschatology…
“Why are these people so certain that…protestors are motivated by an abiding hatred of Jewish people and not footage we’ve all been seeing… since last October? This, the most obvious possible question… is not something anyone in charge cares to ask.” open.substack.com/pub/tylerh…
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Jonathan Haidt needs to win a big prize of some sort. WOW!!! – at Grand Rapids, MI
-Left: a recent NYT Instagram post
-Right: a paragraph from @JonHaidt’s latest book describing the problem with posts just like this
It was great to have @james_ka_smith with us for this and for @HillHouseUT to partner with @UT_Civitas!
A recording of our interview conversation can be found here: hillhouseaustin.org/lectures
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My latest piece: "Inasmuch as MacArthur rejects or even obstructs the American church’s efforts to repent of injustice, imitate Christ, and heal our country’s racism, sexism, and economic inequalities, he will only find himself fighting against God."
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Stories like this are just the worst. So sad, and what an amazing human.
“What characterizes the West is not disenchantment but rather the condition of having learned to describe itself as disenchanted. . . What has diminished in the West is explicit worship of the Jewish and Christian God; what has not diminished is worship.” - William Cavanaugh
Got to spend time with and hear from @JustinEGiboney this weekend of the @AndCampaign for the inaugural Austin Center for Faith & Work conference. Such a needed and prophetic voice for Christian public witness right now, calling us to courage, compassion, and self-examination.
