Sometimes there is almost an embarrassment of riches when it comes to the articles that different Christian writers share through their blogs. Today is one of those days. I trust you’ll enjoy some of the ones I’ve linked to below.
Before you do, please consider pre-ordering Seasons of Sorrow and attending the launch event.
Today’s Kindle deals include some newer and older books.
(Yesterday on the blog: A Concise Guide to the Greatest Letter Ever Written)
Is History History? Identity Politics and Teleologies of the Present
Michael Haykin recommended this article and I’m glad he did. “This trend toward presentism is not confined to historians of the recent past; the entire discipline is lurching in this direction, including a shrinking minority working in premodern fields. If we don’t read the past through the prism of contemporary social justice issues—race, gender, sexuality, nationalism, capitalism—are we doing history that matters?”
Other Billy Graham ‘Rules’? The Modesto Proposal
Speaking of history, I’m thankful David Mathis wrote about this little bit of history. “Ever heard of Elmer Gantry? If not — or if the name only vaguely rings a bell — then you might, like many today, lack an important bit of
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