Flotsam and jetsam (6/23)
The Ring Bearer: Green Lanter meets Gollum (via Neatorama)
- The Gobe and Mail discusses The Moral Power of Green Lantern (HT Amanda Mac)
We should be loyal to our families and communities, but we should also be concerned about global poverty and the plight of people we may never meet. How can we reconcile these two moral convictions? Maybe a certain emerald superhero and his interstellar comrades can help.
- Stuart comments on a new, global survey of evangelical leaders. And, now Scot McKnight has offered his own reflections regarding global perspectives on evolution, women, and the future.
Seven-in-ten evangelical leaders who live in the Global South (71%) expect that five years from now the state of evangelicalism in their countries will be better than it is today. But a majority of evangelical leaders in the Global North expect that the state of evangelicalism in their countries will either stay about the same (21%) or worsen (33%) over the next five years.
- Samuel Gregg reflects on Social Contracts, Human Flourishing, and the Economy.
Seven-in-ten evangelical leaders who live in the Global South (71%) expect that five years from now the state of evangelicalism in their countries will be better than it is today. But a majority of evangelical leaders in the Global North expect that the state of evangelicalism in their countries will either stay about the same (21%) or worsen (33%) over the next five years.
- A study from Baylor University suggests that Congregations Can Be Blind to Mental Illness (HT Joe Carter)
Mental illness of a family member can destroy the family’s connection with the religious community, a new study by Baylor University psychologists has found, leading many affected families to leave the church and their faith behind.
- Kevin DeYoung wants to know where all the Lutherans are. If you see them, let him know.
- NPR is putting together a list of the Top 100 best science fiction and fantasy books of all time. Head over there and offer your suggestions.
- If you are truly desperate for something to do today, here are the The 100 Longest Entries On Wikipedia.
Posted on June 23, 2011, in Flotsam and jetsam. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
scientia et sapientia 
I’m not sure most laymen know evangelical theology allows mental illness in a christian. Does it?
Absolutely. Like most issues, there’s significant diversity among evangelicals on this issue ranging from some who deny the existence of “mental” illness entirely to those who seem to attribute almost everything to mental illness. So, there’s definitely room for an understanding of mental illness within the broad stream of evangelicalism.