Thu, 28 Dec 2006
Two Books
My mom gave me a copy of Bill O'Reilly's Culture Warrior for Christmas and I
started reading it last night. I listen to O'Reilly on the radio on
occasion. He is definitely a force for good as I see it. He describes
the Culture War in terms of tradition against SPs (secular progressives).
This represents a slightly different take on things compared to
a religious or political framing of the conflict. This is refreshing
in some ways I think. It may be helpful to some in that the non-religious
or political language might be a little easier to understand or more
easily heard by some who might be put off by people like Dobson or
Colson. The book reads very much like O'Reilly speaks on his
show. It almost sounds like he dictated it into a transcriber or
something.
Sometimes O'Reilly can be problematic in that he really reduces things down to very simple terms. This is helpful to get a grasp on things but problematic in that it can cause type casting in some cases and this in turn can raise barriers. But overall, I like a lot of what he says. We will see how the book turns out.
Another book I have noticed is by Theologian Vern Poythress called, Redeeming Science: A God-Centered Approach . You can read this interview with Poythress about the book. I really think that books on faith and science are needed at this time. I see many Christians who seem to condemn scientific inquiry very quickly if it interferes with their concepts of certain biblical areas (like creation and origins for example). I get the impression from these people that it is wrong to study things like the age of the earth, the speed of light, genetics to name a few. Poythress sounds very cautious in the interview and I look forward to reading this book as well. Now if I can only find the time.
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