Tag Archives: History

Music that Writes Culture, Part 2

Posted on January 13, 2009 by admin

Like so many young people today, Isaac Watts (1674-1748.) was frustrated with the quality of the hymns at his church.  After one Sunday service, he complained to his father, who challenged Isaac that if he did not like the hymns, he … Continue reading →

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A Call for Evangelicals to Return to Wholistic Ministry: Seeking the Transformation of Both Hearts and Societies

Posted on January 10, 2009 by admin

Recently a new friend, Pastor Wayne Wager of Illini Life Christian Fellowship at the University of Illinois, Champaign, sent me a paper he had written entitled The Buses Will Wait: The Emergence and Rise of Neo-Evangelicalism (1940-1970).  His paper explores … Continue reading →

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Is America a Christian Nation? Part 2 of 2

Posted on January 9, 2009 by admin

But it is here that we need to make a distinction.  This is a distinction that most people, including Barack Obama, fail to make.  The distinction is between what we might call ideological pluralism and political/social pluralism. Dictionary.com provides us … Continue reading →

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New YouTube Videos about Obama, History, & Christianity

Posted on January 8, 2009 by admin

Check out www.YouTube.com/VishalMangalwadi in light of Obama’s upcoming inauguration.  Should he swear in on the Bible?  Plus, other interesting thoughts about race, change, merit, and politics.  We think a lot of Vishal’s work, reflections and important cultural insights. -Tim C. … Continue reading →

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Is America a Christian Nation? Part 1 of 2

Posted on January 8, 2009 by admin

A few weeks ago, our good friend Ana from Brazil sent us a note with a video clip of Barack Obama’s comments on whether the USA was a Christian nation.  The tape, titled Obama and Religion, was from a message … Continue reading →

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Becoming People of Influence in Order to Shape Our Language, Part 2 of 2

Posted on January 5, 2009 by admin

James Davidson Hunter, the William R. Kenan Professor of Sociology and Religious Studies at the University of Virginia, has written a profound book that helps us understand the impact of language on moral development.  In his book, The Death of … Continue reading →

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Paradigm-shifting Lectures

Posted on November 24, 2008 by admin

My life is being changed by some really significant paradigm-shifting lectures that you should listen to by Dr. Vishal Mangalwadi. Vishal is an Indian who was fascinated with why the West had developed so well and why other nations remained … Continue reading →

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