Interesting news: Alan Jacobs antidote to Christian anti-intellectualism

[guillaumeb]

From the article:

Conservative theologian J.P. Moreland once wrote, “The contemporary Christian mind is starved, and as a result we have small, impoverished souls.” Indeed, Western Christianity, particularly in its evangelical Protestant expressions has often been accused of anti-intellectualism by the secular academy.
Enter Alan Jacobs–both a Christian and distinguished professor of humanities at Baylor University–and his newest book, “How to Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds.” He argues that in a world of “alternative facts” and “truthiness,” most of us are not as good at thinking as we assume.........

To read more:

http://religionnews.com/2017/10/11/alan-jacobs-christians-think/

[HopeAgain]

1. Thanks for this

I'm going to get the book.

[guillaumeb]

2. The article does make me want to read the book also. eom

[Voltaire2]

3. Religion is a prime example of "alternative facts".

How about we stop promoting bullshit it all of its manifestations?

[guillaumeb]

4. Religion is based on faith and belief.

And there are many forms, or alternatives, of religious belief.

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