September 28, 2011Consuming TechnologyTechnology tends to consume and absolute technology consumes absolutely. I was at a conference recently where often, when there was a break, the participants tended not to get up, stretch, get a cup of coffee, chat with those nearby or even go to the bathroom. Instead they sat there. They were not mesmerized by the presentation they had just heard. They were mesmerized by their screens—handheld or laptop—checking email, tweets, Facebook, news feeds and more. Continue reading "Consuming Technology"Posted by Andy Le Peau
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September 19, 2011Lord of the FliesSince I was a choir boy during most of grade school, Lord of the Flies by William Golding had a special place in my imagination. When I first came across the book, the dark tale of British choir boys gone native on a deserted island was the perfect denizen for my eighth-grade adolescent psyche. Continue reading "Lord of the Flies"Posted by Andy Le Peau
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September 12, 2011Heads Will ScrollOne of my favorite YouTube videos spoofs what a medieval help desk would look like as monks sought to transition from the traditional technology of the scroll to the new technology of the codex. Keeping the debate alive between eBooks and pBooks is Lev Grossman in the New York Times. His observation? That eBooks are a step backward from pBooks. Continue reading "Heads Will Scroll"Posted by Andy Le Peau
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September 1, 2011Discovering the Gospel of MarkFor the last ten years I have lived with the Gospel of Mark—poring over its text, tracing down every Old Testament allusion, reading books, commentaries and journal articles, teaching the book in week-long intensive courses, letting its currents roll over me. All this is no accident, because I am the inheritor of a tradition. Continue reading "Discovering the Gospel of Mark"Posted by Andy Le Peau
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