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Torrey In Two Houses

The Torrey Honors Institute is splitting into two houses: Morgan House and Johnson House. John Mark Reynolds, Paul Spears, and Fred Sanders (Professors all) discuss why the split was necessary, what it means for current students, and its impact on the future of Torrey. Click

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Victor Davis Hanson: Thucydides

On October 8th, Victor Davis Hanson spoke at Biola University on Thucydides: Understanding the Pellopenessian War and the principles which translate from a study of this ancient Greek historian to the modern political-cultural sphere. This event was sponsored by the Biola Marines Club and the

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Are the Harry Potter Novels Great Books?

Homer, Cicero, Calvin, Austen, Nietzsche, and Rowling? John Granger joins Middlebrow’s John Mark Reynolds and Paul Spears to discuss whether the Potter novels belong in the canon of great Western literature. Listen to it here!

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Victor Davis Hanson: The Election in a Classical Context

On October 8, 2008, Victor Davis Hanson spoke at Biola University about the issues facing our modern nation, and the lessons we can learn from the classical tradition. This event was sponsored by the Biola Marines Club, the Torrey Honors Institute, the Christian Apologetics Department,

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John Granger and Harry Potter Canon

Special guest and Potter pundit John Granger joins John Mark Reynolds and Paul Spears of Middlebrow to discuss literary theory especially as it pertains to determining what constitutes part of the Potter canon. Click here to listen!

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The Bloodless, White Martyrdom

In light of the recent court decision John Mark Reynolds, Fred Sanders, and Paul Spears discuss the current state of marriage in the U.S. and the philosophical and moral ramifications of culturally acceptable variations on traditional marriage commitments, and what it takes to have a

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On the Art of Online Conversation: John Mark Reynolds

Online discourse has become harsh and unhealthy. This is especially true of political discourse. John Mark Reynolds, public speaker and director of the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University, will address the problems of internet discourse and what bloggers can do to raise the level

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The New Media Frontier: Roger Overton

The New Media Frontier is a visionary new book that offers direction for how Christians can use the new media with discernment and grace. Several of the contributors to The New Media Frontier met and began dialogue about this book at the first GodblogConference, so

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Supporting Your Christian Blog (While Staying Saved): Wade Tonkin

Listen to Wade Tonkin of ChristianAffiliateMarketers.com give an overview of blog monetization strategies with an emphasis on how to generate financial support for yourself or you ministry from your blog while “staying saved.” He examines affiliate marketing, site sponsorships, Google Adsense and “Tipping” services to

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Godbloggers and Hollywood: Mark Joseph

The role of the Godbloggers in the entertainment industry and why they should care: The internet has offered unparalleled opportunities for people of faith to break out of the religious ghetto and allow their ideas to be accessed by people who may not agree with

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Renewed Minds Online: Ken Myers

Media do not merely carry content; they also create mentalities, sensibilities, and intuitions. As the medium of the internet has developed, few of its practitioners have considered how this new form of communication affects the larger ecosystem of culture and human interaction. We tend to

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The Missional Church in the Internet Age: Andrew Jones

Dustin Steeve, Senior Director of GodblogCon 2008, opens the conference with an introduction of the conference, and GodblogCon’s opening speaker: Andrew Jones (tallskinnykiwi.com), social entrepreneur and mission consultant, discussed the phenomenal rise of faith blogging over the past decade and what it will take to