October 2007
17 posts
gilliss: boy, niebuhr’s out the door and i’m still proud of the research we did for the interactive element (via Twitter / gilliss)
gilliss: trying to figure out who “emma larkin” really is? (via Twitter / gilliss)
The Real Value of Web 2.0 (Hint: It’s not... →
This is the type of workflow I’ve been longing to learning more about. As fun as Facebook and other social networking sites are, they are an obligation nonetheless and not a means of expediency. I’ll stick with my reader and my tumblr account.
Moral Man and Immoral Society: Rediscovering...
Reinhold Niebuhr was a 20th-century theologian who had crossover appeal among religious and secular Americans. He’s now being rediscovered as decision-makers on the right and the left ponder war, nation-building, and the relationship between politics and religion. (via APM: Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett)
gilliss: waiting in yyz (via Twitter / gilliss)
Beyond the Atheism-Religion Divide (October 18,...
In 1965, young Harvard professor Harvey Cox became the best-selling voice of secularism in America with his book “The Secular City.” He sees the old thinking in the “new atheism” of figures like Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens. Cox says that either/or debates between religion and atheism obscure the truly interesting interplay between faith and other forms of...
“Ambiguity is the home of the artist.”
– some cat talking about director John Ford
The Body's Grace: Matthew Sanford's Story (October...
An unusual take on the mind-body connection with author and yoga teacher Matthew Sanford. He’s been a paraplegic since the age of 13. He shares his wisdom for us all on knowing the strength and grace of our bodies even in the face of illness, aging, and death. (via APM: Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett)
SOF EXTRA (audio) | Unedited Interview with Sharon...
In this edition of SOF Unheard Cuts, Krista interviewed Sharon Brous, a Conservative rabbi in Los Angeles who is part of a Jewish spiritual renaissance. Here’s your chance to listen to their entire, unedited conversation and observe the editorial process. And let us know what you think. (via APM: Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett)
The Jing Project →
Cool freeware that captures images and records video of your desktop actions. I’d like to download to my PC at work, but, alas, they won’t give me admin rights. Oy vey.
Obedience and Action (October 4, 2007)
In over 50 years as a Benedictine nun, Joan Chittister has emerged as a powerful and at times uncomfortable voice in Roman Catholicism and in global politics. If women were ordained in the Catholic Church in our lifetime, some say, she should be the first woman bishop. (via APM: Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett)
