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Goannatree

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Examining faith, the Bible, and theology, in the context of literature, popular culture and current affairs.

Added on: Jun 24th, 2008
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: goannatree
Listed in: Education & Learning Writing
Tags: christianity Bible literature Faith theology research

Recent Posts

11,000 Free E-books!

Posted on Thursday November 26th, 2009 at 04:51 in literature, book review

Last week I discovered that www.bookdepository.co.uk is presently giving away 11,000 FREE e-books. These e-books are .pdf facsimiles of 19th century editions. Books available include titles by Rudyard Kipling, Martin Luther, Spinoza, Newman, Nes...
Remix: Pavlovas, Success, Academia, and the Christian Scholar

Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 10:02 in woman, professionalism, christian scholar

In part because I have spent most of today wrestling a Pavlova into submission, I thought it was a good time for a remix. This post from August 2008 was one of the most read posts of the year. You can look at in its original form here. ______________...
Taking the Marines catch-cry in vain...

Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 04:31 in woman

I've been a fan of PHD Comics for a while now, and the timelessness of the Graduate School experience which sort of sends me into morose state of aimlessness in thinking about the ordinariness of it all functioning as some kind of weird hazing ritual...
So, speaking of Children...encouraging boys to write

Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 10:43 in education, children, literature

I had to share this post I read today with you. Written by Ree Drummond about the experiences of a friend of hers, Mrs G, Sword Play, Burping and a Number Two Pencil is a great reflection on the different learning styles of boys and girls and specifi...
Quote of the Week: Christian Art?

Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 06:16 in arts

The perfect work of love demands the co-operation of the creature, responding according to the law of its nature - Dorothy Sayers, Mind of the MakerWhatever else 'Christian art' is, it will be art which takes for its final 'realistic' reference point...
Religion and Sport; A Comparative Study of Sport as Religion in Australia and Texas

Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 04:01 in religion, sport, scotland

Image: Reg MombassaSuggesting that engaging in the spectatorship of Sport is much like engaging in a religious ritual is hardly a new thought. But given that I was recently back in Australia for a short time, and i'm going to watch Australia ve...