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Red Booth Notes: “Chariots of Fire” Writer Colin Welland – A Gentleman and Artist
Every now and again, you meet someone you know you’ll remember for the rest of your life. Ten years ago, I met Colin Welland, screenwriter for the now classic film, Chariots of Fire. We were only together in Hollywood for a few days, but I feel as though I was given a lifetime of memories when in his company. I have a cherished friend, the gifted producer Ken Wales, to thank for...
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On the Importance of Terminology: Evolution
Words. When it comes to communication, everything, literally everything, comes down to words. A vast system of sentences, propositions, grammatical structure, arguments, and syllogisms are all constructed with words. Behind every word is a set of meanings. In this sense, words are merely a placeholder, a token, through which everyone receives the meaning intended by the speaker or...
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Why I Am Going to Houston Baptist University: The Ten Pillars (Part 3)
In Fall 2012 I start work at Houston Baptist University. My job description? Change the world. Houston is the right place at the right time to do this work. Read John Mark Reynolds’ take on it. You may want to come to Houston too, and if you think that, take it seriously. It is a city that not only has great apologists, but also people who love literature and the arts. My fellow...
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Why I Am Going to Houston Baptist University: The Ten Pillars (Part 2)
In Fall 2012, I start work as a full professor at Houston Baptist University… No one who has been following my work will be surprised to learn that I am coming on board in order to help develop a MA in Apologetics, a sister program to the already-created MA in Philosophy (which has an Apologetics Certificate included — and is accepting applicants right now for the Fall...
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Why I’m Going to Houston Baptist University: The Ten Pillars (Part 1)
I am going to Texas! Yes, I am leaving the beaches and breezes of San Diego, to go to Houston Baptist University, where I have accepted the position of Professor starting Fall 2012. I am a New Englander through and through. Texas was mentally categorized under “people are nice there, and it’s hot and humid. Also, there are cowboy hats.” It was not categorized...
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Memory and the Land: Looking Back
I never met my great-grandmother, who died the year before I was born, but she has been, ever since I was a child, ‘present’ in my imagination, from the recollections of my mother and from two sepia photographs of “Gramma Maxwell” as a young woman that were always on display in my family’s home. When I showed this portrait to friends, they commented on my strong...
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Miscellany 32: Christian Film – Garden or Wasteland?
What do we even mean by saying something is a “Christian film”? In a thought-provoking piece called “Moving Beyond ‘Christian Films,’” Brett McCracken discusses the recent film Blue Like Jazz, with particular attention to the way it relates to the limitations of the Christian-movie ghetto. McCracken argues that Blue Like Jazz undercuts itself in its very attempt to be a...
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