tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131524982024-09-01T23:33:41.136-05:00Matt Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463751673374894684noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13152498.post-3696040028262908362014-10-19T19:07:00.001-05:002014-10-19T19:07:52.123-05:00

The following is from Robert Farrar Capon's magnificent little 1967 book The Supper of the Lamb, pp. 89-93. Everything below the break (including the stuff in square brackets) is found in the book. *************      One might have hoped that, with so gracious a creature as wine, even the most ardent religionists and secularists would have have made an exception to

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[Everything below is ranked, roughly, from what I take to be least important to what I take to be most important. So if this is too dang long for you, skip to the end. But really, the whole thing is brilliant, eloquent, and probably life-changing.] I was so not going to do this. And I was mainly not going to do it for reasons of intellectual integrity: I haven't read the decision in the Hobby

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One of the things that drives me crazy about the way we talk about controversial social issues is that folks on both sides of every debate are quick to impugn the motives of their opponents and choose sloganeering and name-calling over rational discussion.* Witness recent debates over attempts to ban abortion after 20 weeks in Texas and to make abortions more difficult to obtain in Ohio. Now,

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Michael Symon retweeted me over a month ago (January 7), and I didn't even notice. Earned a Ph.D., sired six children... But today this boy from Cleveland COOKED WITH HAM HOCKS. I hope @chefsymon is proud of me. — Matt Jordan (@emjayphd) January 7, 2013

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I've been thinking fairly seriously about the differences between Protestantism and Catholicism for some time now -- the topic has occupied rather a lot of my attention over the last two years. I've been meaning to post the following question for a while, and with today's big news being the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, this seems like as good a day as any. Here goes. Every thoughtful

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With CA Proposition 8 in the news again (having been found unconstitutional), I thought I'd post some of my thoughts about the marriage debate. I'm leery, however, of making quick comments of the kind suitable for a blog; they're too easily misconstrued. The only thing I'm willing to say in this format is that it is shocking to me how ill-informed so many people are about this topic. (Take that

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Below is the flyer for a talk that I'm giving this Thursday at AUM. For folks who live in Montgomery and are especially interested in this kind of thing, I will be teaching a whole course on this topic in Fall 2011. “God and Morality” An MLA Lecture by Dr. Matthew Jordan Many people—theists and atheists alike—think that morality must depend upon God. This idea is often expressed with the slogan,

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I can't attend this because I agreed to dislocate my knee and probably break an ankle play in a student/faculty basketball game at AUM the same evening, but many of my Montgomery friends may be interested to know about this event.  (Aaron Cobb is the other philosophy professor at AUM.) Christianity and the Question of Authority in 18th-Century England An MLA lecture by Dr. Aaron Cobb 

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Welcome to DISH Network Chat.Alvin (ID:  6C2): How may I help you Matt?Matt Jordan:  Hi! There's a problem with my bill.Alvin (ID:  6C2): Sure I'd be glad to help you setup autopay with paperless billing on your account.Matt Jordan:  The problem is with the amount.Alvin (ID:  6C2): Sorry for the typo.Alvin (ID:  6C2): I'd be glad to assist you with the bill

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If you're participating in the Quincy Thomas Society reading group, and you're interested in thinking some more about the topic of religious exclusivism, it would be worth your while to listen to this talk by Alvin Plantinga before our meeting on Thursday evening. Of course, if you're not participating, but you're interested in thinking about religious exclusivism (can there be just one true

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There's an essay in Tuesday's L.A. Morning News in which sportswriter Vincent Bonsignore criticizes Manny Ramirez's selfishness.  Apparently, Ramirez opened spring training this season by making it clear he's not playing for the Dodgers again after this season:   I won't be here next year, so I just want to enjoy myself.I don't know (if I'll play next year). I just know

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Like many people, I'm pretty weary of the vilification of political and cultural figures by those who disagree with them. I spent some time last night flipping back and forth between Keith Olbermann on MSNBC and Bill O'Reilly on Fox. I probably won't do this again, unless I'm feeling masochistic. I can't stand these guys. I have no solution to offer to the problem, but I'm so, so, SO tired of

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