December 2010
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Barth: Delving into the Footnotes
In my reading of Barth, I have skimmed or skipped many of the lengthy footnotes, which is sometimes a mistake, because his footnotes are sometimes the most interesting portion of his text. Far from being an academic in an ivory tower, Barth always has an eye on church practice, especially preaching, and he buries his cultural observations about the church in the footnotes. Like this one about...
A new (old) blog
It’s a strange New Year’s resolution: to blog more. Come to think of it, even New Year’s resolutions are strange. Perhaps that’s grist for some future blogging. Why “to blog more?” Because writing is a discipline, and a worthwhile one. Writing well is kin to thinking well. Writing encourages thinking all the way through the matter. Writing is an...
