Steve Hayhow
@shayhow
Pastor, husband and father of 7, interested in books, music, theology, culture, business etc.
The first half, the half I read, is Rookmaaker’s thesis on Gauguin. Useful exposition of the development of modem art. Art, Artists and Gauguin by Marleen Hengelaar-Rookmaaker goodreads.com/book/show/6162…
Worth the journey…, The City of God against the Pagans by Augustine of Hippo goodreads.com/book/show/1690
A really fine introduction. Why Art Matters: A Call for Christians to Create by Alastair Gordon goodreads.com/book/show/5690…
Just ok. The Anxiety Opportunity: How Worry Is the Doorway to Your Best Self by Curtis Chang goodreads.com/book/show/6335…
Mysticism, Magic, and Monasteries: Recovering the Sacred Mystery at the Heart of Reality by Sebastian Morello goodreads.com/book/show/2218…
A good review. Binghams book is great- though he could have situated everything in the church as @jamesrwoodtheo notes.
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“ For the good make use of this world in order to enjoy God; but the evil, by contrast, wish to make use of God in order to enjoy this world…” Augustine City of God XV.7
A key 19th century theologian on the idea of “worldview”. A Call for Continuity: The Theological Contribution of James Orr by Glen G. Scorgie goodreads.com/book/show/1061…
“… it’s to make a machine like us and to make ourselves like a machine, thereby becoming makers of our lives.”
“The fact that we have so often reached for our most advanced technology as a metaphor for ourselves suggest that the goal of all modern technology….”
“The fact that we have so often reached for our most advanced technology as a metaphor for ourselves suggest that the goal of all modern technology….”
This is a solid and well thought through account. A Web of Our Own Making by Antón Barba-Kay goodreads.com/book/show/1251…
This is a solid and well thought through account. A Web of Our Own Making by Antón Barba-Kay goodreads.com/book/show/1251…
I gave a speech today in an empty chamber. It’s about the need for a Christian restoration.
I particularly enjoyed the pieces and interactions by @WBLittlejohn, @PLeithart and Melissa Moschella. Natural Law: Five Views by Andrew T. Walker goodreads.com/book/show/2161…
“… when we see what we want to believe online, we don’t make an active effort to make sure we are not misled; that we prefer to disseminate the juicy to the true; that we would always prefer to have confirmation for what we already think;..“ Anton Barba-Kay
Good exegetical commentary with useful theological interpretation. Song of Songs by Richard S. Hess goodreads.com/book/show/1335…