by Timothy Motte on May 7, 2013
The City, a podcast of Houston Baptist University: Smart. Sane. Spiritual.
Featuring: David Gilbert, Cate MacDonald, and Dr. John Mark Reynolds
“By your age, [C.S. Lewis] was reading the Faerie Queene for fun.” –Dr. Reynolds
Cate MacDonald is the Director of The Academy at HBU, which helps high schoolers get some college credits in advance.
She says that much of what we do in college should begin at age 12.
Was creativity encouraged in your family? Did you have a TV growing up? Did you discuss your entertainment with others or just consume it? Did your parents read to you?
Is your mind now asleep or awake?
Joining Cate and John Mark to discuss this is David Gilbert, who teaches at The Academy. There are a lot of good thoughts about parenting in this conversation. Listen, and you will be edified.
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by Timothy Motte on April 30, 2013
The City, a podcast of Houston Baptist University: Smart. Sane. Spiritual.
Featuring: Mary Jo Sharp, Dr. Holly Ordway, Cate MacDonald, and Dr. John Mark Reynolds
HBU is in a mythic moment.
There are many factors contributing to this, and that is why Dr. Reynolds brought in amazing apologetics professor Mary Jo Sharp to discuss it.
The melting pot nature of the city of Houston, and the mere Christian mission of HBU bring to light the ways in which Christians from vastly different denominations can work closely together while still maintaining their doctrinal distinctiveness.
Also, in this episode, you will find out which Lord of the Rings character Dr. Reynolds thinks President Sloan looks like.
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by Timothy Motte on April 23, 2013
The City, a podcast of Houston Baptist University: Smart. Sane. Spiritual.
Featuring: Joshua Sikora, Cate MacDonald, and Dr. John Mark Reynolds
The old regime is changing.
Digital media and the internet mean that anyone can make films, anywhere.
That’s why Houston Baptist University has hired Joshua Sikora, an independent film director who has had success outside the studio system, to lead its new Cinema & New Media Arts program.
In this podcast Josh talks about the difference between media and film, the emerging need for more creative jobs than technical, and the advantages of being in Houston.
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Keep up with the Cinema & New Media Arts program at their blog: cinema.hbu.edu
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by Timothy Motte on April 16, 2013
The City, a podcast of Houston Baptist University: Smart. Sane. Spiritual.
Featuring: Dr. Micah Mattix, Dr. Holly Ordway, Cate MacDonald, and Dr. John Mark Reynolds
Our discussion with Dr. Micah Mattix last week did not feel complete. So we had him back for a second round of looking at beauty in literature.
Many evolutionists try to argue that poetry, love, and our sense of beauty are the remnants of something that once had survival value.
Dr. Mattix strongly disagrees, for if you explain love, haven’t you explained away the very phenomenon of love?
Are we the first generation in the history of humanity that does not do poetry for enjoyment?
Also in this podcast we attempt a reading and instant critical analysis of a contemporary poem. If you enjoy this kind of poetic project, let us know by emailing podcast@hbu.edu.
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Look for Dr. Mattix’s article “Portrait of the Artist as a Caveman” in The New Atlantis.
by Timothy Motte on April 9, 2013
The City, a podcast of Houston Baptist University: Smart. Sane. Spiritual.
Featuring: Dr. Micah Mattix, Dr. Holly Ordway, Cate MacDonald, and Dr. John Mark Reynolds
Dr. Reynolds says that Dr. Micah Mattix has earned the right to be called a public intellectual. Which is only one of the reasons we brought him as a guest to The City Podcast.
How should a Christian Academic engage with the public? How does one balance being accessible with being academically rigorous? Being properly evangelistic with being properly topical?
Dr. Mattix is also a poet and a critic.
This podcast includes a debate between Dr. Holly Ordway, who is a proponent of traditional poetic forms, and Dr. Mattix, who favors more modern poetic forms. You’ll also hear his answer to who the greatest living poet is.
Dr. Mattix is also the book editor for The City. You can read his review of A.E. Stallings’ latest collection of poetry in the Winter 2013 issue of The City.
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by Timothy Motte on March 27, 2013
The City, a podcast of Houston Baptist University: Smart. Sane. Spiritual.
Featuring: Mary Jo Sharp, Cate MacDonald, Dr. Holly Ordway
The historical events of the week leading up to Easter are absolutely crucial to the project of Apologetics.
What is Apologetics?
Glad you asked. In this edition of The City Podcast Professor Mary Jo Sharp, a Baptist, and Dr. Holly Ordway, a Catholic, discuss why it is so important to point to the Resurrection of Christ as we defend the faith.
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To respond to the podcast or suggest topics, email podcast@hbu.edu. He is risen! Happy Easter!
Books referenced:
The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus by Gary Habermas and Michael Licona
The Risen Jesus and Future Hope by Gary Habermas
The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Timothy Keller
