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Mark Wessner

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Mark Wessner
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Talking about God

How to study religion (and God)

mark April 20, 2017 1 Comment anthropologyGodhistoryliterary criticismsociology

I am not a plumber.  I don’t have any skills that even remotely look like what a plumber would have.  Whenever I encounter a plumbing…

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Education Religious Studies

Introduction to World Religions now on iTunes U

mark October 6, 2009 No Comments APUSeducationhistoryiTunesonlinespiritualityvideo

Well, it has been a long time since my last posting.  For a number of reasons.  🙂  However, I am pleased to say that there…

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Biblical Studies

Monotheism vs Monolatry? What?

mark July 22, 2009 2 Comments ChristianitychristologyGodhistoryJesusJudaismOld Testamentspiritualitytheology

Here is a test – does the subject line above strike you as intriguing or uninteresting?  Well, believe it or not, if you identify yourself…

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Biblical Studies

Have you ever seen a 1,600 Year Old Manuscript of the Bible?

mark July 6, 2009 No Comments Biblechristian studiesChristianitygreekhistorymanuscripts

Have you ever wanted to look at a 1,600 year old manuscript of the Bible?  If so, you can now go to Codex Sinaiticus and…

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Education

Distance Learning: It Is Older Than You Think! (maybe)

mark March 25, 2009 1 Comment e-learningeducationhistoryonlineteaching methodology

There is a recent article at EmailWire.com that states that the model of “distance education” is over 100 years old.  Which is true.  Unfortunately, however,…

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Biblical Studies Q&A Religious Studies

Angels, Guides or Both?

mark November 12, 2008 2 Comments angelsBibleguideshistoryspiritualityworldview

Another question from a few years ago (I like digging up these old ones!): Question – “What is the difference between guides and angels?” Reply…

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Biblical Studies

Aleppo, Sinaiticus and Qumran

mark October 17, 2008 No Comments Biblegreekhebrewhistorymanuscripts

For those of you who like original language and manuscript stuff, here are three very cool sites: The Aleppo Codex (Hebrew Bible / Old Testament)…

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Church Life Course Resources

Water From a Deep Well

mark September 11, 2008 2 Comments book reviewdisciplineshistoryspirituality

Water from a Deep Well: Christian Spirituality from Early Martyrs to Modern Missionaries, by Gerald L. Sittser (InterVarsity Press, 2007) It takes a gifted writer…

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Religious Studies

The First Copernican

mark July 18, 2008 No Comments astronomybook reviewhistoryspirituality

The First Copernican: Georg Joachim Rheticus and the Rise of the Copernican Revolution, by Dennis Danielson (Walker & Company, 2006) What is it like to…

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Church Life Course Resources

A Little Guide to Christian Spirituality

mark June 12, 2008 No Comments Biblebook reviewchurchdisciplineshistoryspirituality

A Little Guide to Christian Spirituality: Three Dimensions of Life with God, by Glen G. Scorgie (Zondervan, 2007) In the crowded field of Christian spirituality,…

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