Benjamin E. Sasse
In the years immediately following Martin Luther's emerging fame after posting the Ninety-Five Theses in 1517, many European observers wondered how the Renaissance and Reformation movements might relate to one another in the future. After all, both were interested in a type of reform in the Church. Furthermore, each movement was led by a brilliant […]
Neil Postman begins his Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology with a retelling of Socrates’ tale of Thamus and Theuth. Thamus is the king to whom the inventor Theuth comes to show all of the latest, cutting-edge technology. Among his many creations is writing, and Theuth proudly proclaims that he has thereby improved memory. […]
We Wish for…Laypeople Willing to Engage in an Ongoing Conversation on Confessional Christianity
The "information age" is the answer, we're told. But what was the question? It surely wasn't: "How can I learn to be more patient and kind?" Nor was it: "When will people stop moving around so much? When will friendships again last longer than a car lease?" Don't misunderstand me: Impersonal, widely available information obviously […]
