By Sheldon Greaves Some of you may know that I have been producing a podcast called “Discovering the Old Testament” over at another of my websites, lafkospress.com. The podcast is also available on iTunes and various other podcast sites. It … Continue reading
By Sheldon Greaves Previously posted on Unexpected Leisure, 03 March 2011 My spouse and I have moved several times in our married life and each time it happens I am stunned by how much stuff has accumulated. This is a … Continue reading
By Sheldon Greaves This past week has seen yet more brutality as the nation watches the shocking events unfold in the wake of the Samuel DuBose shooting. Meanwhile, America and the rest of the world has exploded in grief and … Continue reading
By Sheldon Greaves Quite a few years ago, author Sam Keen wrote a thoughtful, deeply penetrating book called Faces of the Enemy that introduced me to his concept of “surplus evil.” Keen observed that individuals and groups who sought to … Continue reading
by Sheldon Greaves Thanks to some positive comments about my previous backgrounder post to the encyclical Laudato Si, I thought it would be worth while to add a few insights into the role of the Genesis cosmogonies in the structure … Continue reading
Sheldon Greaves On Thursday, 18 June Pope Francis I will release the encyclical Laudato Si (“Praised be”), the much-anticipated statement on climate change, and the role of humans with respect to the earth. This is as much a scientific and … Continue reading
It’s long past time that I describe an extended experiment in group learning conducted over the last few years. The setting was Christ Church Episcopal in Portola Valley, California, where my spouse and I were Scholars in Residence, conducting seminars … Continue reading