tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post7360689771645231500..comments2024-03-25T19:00:40.046-06:00Comments on The Constructive Curmudgeon: The Dust of DeathDouglas Groothuis, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-69026465056784454812009-05-06T13:57:00.000-06:002009-05-06T13:57:00.000-06:00Thanks Doug -- those three books have been very im...Thanks Doug -- those three books have been very important for me as well! I would add Politics of God/Politics of Man. And I'm currently reading Reason for Being. (I need also to read Meaning of the City.)<br /><br />Interestingly, Ellul doesn't see himself as a Barthian and even finds Barth lacking in a lot of ways. From what I've read of his interviews and personal essays, he's much more influenced by Kierkegaard.non-metaphysical stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03893906469047915233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-55006625540019978512009-05-05T18:26:00.000-06:002009-05-05T18:26:00.000-06:00Stephen:
Os has a great appreciation for Ellul. I...Stephen:<br /><br />Os has a great appreciation for Ellul. I'm not sure Schaeffer ever mentioned him, though. Ellul was an astute social critic, but a pretty poor theologian (Barthian). Nevertheless, I have read and benefited from many of his works:<br /><br />1. The Humiliation of the Word<br />2. The Subversion of Christianity<br />3. The Presence of the Kingdom<br /><br />etc.Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-60513951134876224512009-05-05T18:23:00.000-06:002009-05-05T18:23:00.000-06:00What does he say about Ellul? I used to be a big S...What does he say about Ellul? I used to be a big Schaeffer fan, but I find Ellul's picture of Christianity both more accurate and more inspiring. So I'm curious what the Schaeffer crowd had to say about him.non-metaphysical stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03893906469047915233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-24089460376700404452009-05-03T20:16:00.000-06:002009-05-03T20:16:00.000-06:00Hurray! Bring more people with you. Now that we ha...Hurray! Bring more people with you. Now that we have two full-time philosophy professors, we need more students.Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-45448637387486452272009-05-03T18:14:00.000-06:002009-05-03T18:14:00.000-06:00I'm actually registered for your "Faith and Doubt"...I'm actually registered for your "Faith and Doubt" seminar in the fall. Looking forward to it!James Manuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09666823819486449280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-31334614744848073712009-05-02T21:19:00.000-06:002009-05-02T21:19:00.000-06:00James:
Fit Bodies is a classic book as well. Os a...James:<br /><br />Fit Bodies is a classic book as well. Os always hits the nail on the head, and with class.<br /><br />Hope to see you in more PR classes soon.Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-69487142957359005622009-05-02T13:09:00.000-06:002009-05-02T13:09:00.000-06:00I saw that same copy and would have picked it up, ...I saw that same copy and would have picked it up, had I not already had a copy in my personal collection. I was a little surprised someone hadn't already picked it up for $4.<br />Another good one by him that I'm reading right now: "Fit Bodies, Fat Minds." In it, he explains how Evangelicals have become more and more anti-intellectual, and what to do about it. He makes no apologies for calling anti-intellectualism among Christians what it is: sin.James Manuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09666823819486449280noreply@blogger.com