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Month: December 2022

Biblical Studies/NT Wright/T.S. Eliot

Part 3 of my Critique of Matthew Hartke’s Post About Christianity and Cognitive Dissonance Theory (the end of this post is a bit out there…let’s see what you think!)

Posted on December 24, 2022 by joelando11@yahoo.com / 20 Comments

Welcome to Part 3 of my short critique of blogger Matthew Hartke’s post in which he puts forth the argument that the best way to explain the birth of Christiani...

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Addressing the Claim that Jesus’ Disciples Suffered From “Cognitive Dissonance Theory” (Part 2 in my Critique of Matthew Hartke’s Blog Post)

Posted on December 22, 2022 by joelando11@yahoo.com / 3 Comments

In my previous post, I outlined blogger Matthew Hartke’s basic argument regarding why he thinks Cognitive Dissonance Theory (CDT) best explains the reason for t...

Biblical Studies/Church History

Critiquing Matthew Hartke’s Proposal that Jesus’ Disciples Suffered from Cognitive Dissonance (Part 1–The Summary)

Posted on December 19, 2022 by joelando11@yahoo.com / 7 Comments

Matthew Hartke is a former Christian who still writes quite a bit about Christianity and Biblical Studies on his blog. He studied Biblical Studies at Regent Uni...

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A New Book Reflection: “In the Spirit of Happiness” (Part 3: Change and Asceticism)

Posted on December 18, 2022 by joelando11@yahoo.com / 0 Comment

Later on in the chapter, it says the following: “In chapters 3-4 of In the Spirit of Happiness by the Monks of New Skete, the aspects of spiritual living that c...

Book Review/Orthodoxy/Spirituality

A New Book Reflection: “In the Spirit of Happiness” (Part 2: First Fervor to True Fervor)

Posted on December 15, 2022 by joelando11@yahoo.com / 0 Comment

Here in my second post about the book In the Spirit of Happiness by the Monks of New Skete, I want to focus my comments and reflections on Chapter 2, “First Fer...

Book Review/Spirituality

A New Book-Reflection: “In the Spirit of Happiness”–(Part 1: Monks and the Matrix)

Posted on December 3, 2022 by joelando11@yahoo.com / 3 Comments

For the month of December, I thought I would take the time to write a few posts that focus on a book I read probably over 25 years ago that not only shaped much...

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