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REAL BOOKS!
Here is a wonderful engagement with real books!
PATRIOTISM, A WORD WORTH DEFINING!
My interview with a scholar of James Madison offers some help:
ADDICTION AND VIRTUE
I began this book on a few occasions, but abandoned it due to other pressing reading. I’m glad I came back to it and read it in its entirety.
If you want to get a fresh (and ancient!) take on addiction, philosopher Kent Dunnington has produced the right book. Using folks like Aristotle and Aquinas the author charts a fresh way to understand addictions. He points to the ancient idea of habits as a way “beyond” models that hold to either disease or choice as the culprits.
There is much food for thought in this taut and well-reasoned book.
PRAY FOR OUR SONS!
Deloitte flew David to Hyderabad, India where he is training accountants. Chris is en route to Guadalajara, Mexico where he will be teaching Bible and philosophy at The Lincoln School.
PIctures of Face Time with David and with Chris just as he was leaving.
THREE CHEERS FOR INDEX CARDS!
I use 3×5 cards for Scripture memory, 4×6 for general notes, and 5×8 for putting together books and courses. I have a growing stack of 5×8 for the “Stepping into Controversy” course I am presently teaching. Index cards are a thing of beauty. Analog is great!
https://medium.com/s/story/the-incredible-creative-power-of-the-index-card-b799250033c9
YALE’S CHRISTIAN HERITAGE
Our friend, Jon Hinkson, does a wonderful job of explaining Yale’s rich, Christian heritage. Here is a sample:
DIGITAL MINIMALISM
Digital Minimalism is Cal Newport’s latest book. I interviewed him on his previous book, Deep Work (see link below). Both are absolutely terrific.
I am gladly not on Twitter or Facebook, though some have tried to convince me otherwise. I am on LinkedIn and obviously have some blogs. These fit what I do.
I’ve read several books and essays on the perils of social media. All have been great, but Cal’s latest book and probably Neil Postman’s, Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology are now my favorites.
Newport is hardly a Luddite, but he is a wise guide in helping us to think intentionally about how we spend our time. If you look at Newport’s prodigious output of both popular and scholarly work, you know that he is practicing what he preaches.
Highly recommended!
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THE PEOPLE OF CONCORD
I have a keen interest in Ralph Waldo Emerson and those in his orbit, so it was natural to pick this book up. I read it on a recent trip. It is better than I imagined. Wonderfully written and peppered throughout with fascinating details about Concord, Massachusetts during the 1840s.
If you have any interest in Emerson, Thoreau, Alcott, et al. this is a terrific read.