Comments on: Real Conversation http://www.thummy.com/roodee/2006/09/24/real-conversation/ My Wrong Opinions.. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:20:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: roodee http://www.thummy.com/roodee/2006/09/24/real-conversation/#comment-15 roodee Tue, 26 Sep 2006 18:31:29 +0000 http://www.thummy.com/roodee/?p=54#comment-15 Yes, I have read and heard J.P. Moreland. I have his Philosophical Foundations text. I like it but it is best used in a classroom setting. Also, I wish he had included a list of primary source references in each chapter or topic. Another challenge with this text is that there isn't an honest assessment of the weaknesses of certain positions he has taken. It does give you many of points with which to pursue independent research. My current focus, among others, is epistemology, but, again, more on that later. Yes, I have read and heard J.P. Moreland. I have his Philosophical Foundations text. I like it but it is best used in a classroom setting. Also, I wish he had included a list of primary source references in each chapter or topic. Another challenge with this text is that there isn’t an honest assessment of the weaknesses of certain positions he has taken. It does give you many of points with which to pursue independent research. My current focus, among others, is epistemology, but, again, more on that later.

]]> By: Jessica (Trivium Academy) http://www.thummy.com/roodee/2006/09/24/real-conversation/#comment-12 Jessica (Trivium Academy) Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:10:20 +0000 http://www.thummy.com/roodee/?p=54#comment-12 Sharing rhetoric with someone is wonderful, I especially enjoy the part of the discussion where it starts to get a little heated right before settling down to a slow burn which keeps the conversation going. What I cannot stand is talking to someone who does not have a similiar grasp of the subject. (A monumental waste of time.) You didn't think my book list was extensive enough? LOL. I thought I would waste some of your time and comment area explaining some of my choices. Any book by Jonathan Kirsch is a pleasure read, he is a wonderful storyteller. His creditials don't impress me enough to take him seriously, but who knows- he might surprise me. My current biblical study is on Genesis: I have a theory of what I believe but I need to read further to solidify it. I'm sure I will move on to other areas of contention once I satisfy my current inquiry. The Jesus and Judaism book you suggested looks promising. Classical education, homeschool and parenting books- these are vanity reads. I want to learn more about classical education, explore other views of homeschool methods and of course read about how I can be the parent God intends me to be. Logic books- Can't someone just knock me in the head with the books? Maybe it will absorb in? These will require careful study and application. Have you read anything by J.P. Moreland? Jessica Sharing rhetoric with someone is wonderful, I especially enjoy the part of the discussion where it starts to get a little heated right before settling down to a slow burn which keeps the conversation going. What I cannot stand is talking to someone who does not have a similiar grasp of the subject. (A monumental waste of time.)

You didn’t think my book list was extensive enough? LOL. I thought I would waste some of your time and comment area explaining some of my choices.

Any book by Jonathan Kirsch is a pleasure read, he is a wonderful storyteller. His creditials don’t impress me enough to take him seriously, but who knows- he might surprise me.

My current biblical study is on Genesis: I have a theory of what I believe but I need to read further to solidify it. I’m sure I will move on to other areas of contention once I satisfy my current inquiry. The Jesus and Judaism book you suggested looks promising.

Classical education, homeschool and parenting books- these are vanity reads. I want to learn more about classical education, explore other views of homeschool methods and of course read about how I can be the parent God intends me to be.

Logic books- Can’t someone just knock me in the head with the books? Maybe it will absorb in? These will require careful study and application.

Have you read anything by J.P. Moreland?
Jessica

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