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Movie Theology :: Movie Reviews & Resources :: Gordon Matties

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

I’m in the process of collecting links to online resources around faith, spirituality and film. The following link has an extensive list of places that might be a helpful start for doing that.

Movie Theology :: Movie Reviews & Resources :: Gordon Matties.

Posted by stepheng, in Pop Culture, Religion and Media No Comments »

The Thesis Whisperer

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

This link came across my desk today. Blog + Twitter feed for those writing theses etc. Looks interesting.

The Thesis Whisperer.

Posted by stepheng, in eLearning/Distance, Finishing the PhD, Teaching/Education No Comments »

Biblioblog Carnival February 2012 : The Last, Best Hope for Biblioblogdom

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Amanda MacInnis (AKA ‘Cheese-Wearing Theology’) puts together an biblioblog carnival organised by Babylon 5 quotes and themes. See

Biblioblog Carnival February 2012 « Cheese-Wearing Theology.

Hat tip to James McGrath – The Biblical Studies Carnival: The Last, Best Hope for Biblioblogdom.

Posted by stepheng, in Faith & Religion, Science Fiction No Comments »

Student evaluations…

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

Two recent postings connecting to the theme of student evaluations of teaching/courses/teachers etc. As it’s APR time again, they’ll be on my agenda again.

Akma » What Good Are Student Evaluations?

A Perfect Storm in Undergraduate Education – Advice – The Chronicle of Higher Education

Some interesting points raised in each

Posted by stepheng, in Teaching/Education No Comments »

Christmas in Kapti

Sunday, December 25th, 2011

Blue skies, a beach, a pool, good food, and family and friends. So much to be thankful for.

Posted by stepheng, in General 1 Comment »

Theologians and the Church? : the church and postmodern culture

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Jason kicked off a discussion about the relationship between (academic) theology (and theologians) and the church over at

Why is theology so disconnected from the church? #dminlgp – Jason Clark which in turn led to this Theologians and the Church? : the church and postmodern culture.

An interesting conversation to follow, especially for me after thinking about some of this for the Flinders/ACD Theology Lecture earlier this year (See: Sacred Texts in a Secular World : Teaching sacred texts in a pluralistic, multi-faith, modern university campus).

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Christianity and Transhumanism – A perspective

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

It’s been a while since anything related to religion and transhumanism passed across my radar (or I’ve been working on other things and just haven’t been paying attention). However, here’s a recent interview on Changesurfer Radio where James Hughes interviews Brent Waters about his slant on Christianity and Transhumanism. See: Do Christians Need Bodies?.

Hat tip to io9 : How should Christians feel about Transhumanism?

And here’s a list of related books by the conversation partners.

"This Mortal Flesh: Incarnation and Bioethics" (Brent Waters)