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Why Taking Notes on A Computer Won’t (Typically) Help You
BY THE REV. DR. DRU JOHNSONEven when distractions are controlled for, laptop use might impair performance by affecting the manner and quality of in-class note taking.1
When studied side-by-side, computer note taking is clearly inferior to handwritten class notes. For most of us, that’s really all we need to know. But for some of us, we want to know exactly why computer note-takers don’t learn a
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Understanding Biblical Law: Skills for Thinking With and Through Torah:
"This is one of the best intro-level texts regarding the concept of "Torah" that I've yet read. Johnson helpfully pushes back on Western concepts of "legal reasoning" and provides practical meditations and a fictional narrative to flesh out a more-Heb"
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Johnson clarified in the first part that our concept of law as legislation is foreign to the idea of Torah as instruction. However, I would have appreciated seeing more about how the " Read more of this review » |
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Biblical Philosophy: A Hebraic Approach to the Old and New Testaments:
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“I generally translate "the adam" as "the dirtling." It's not actually his name; it's a title meant to reflect where the man can from, and to where he returns after his disobedience (Gen 3:19). He is the dirtling precisely because he is taken from the dirt.”
― The Universal Story: Genesis 1–11
― The Universal Story: Genesis 1–11
“What is YHWH’s diagnosis? The man listens to—or, obeys—the wrong voice. If there is a fall in this story, it clearly begins with a shift of trust. The couple cannot be accused of seeking autonomy in the plain sense, for they appear to “listen to” or “obey” the serpent instead of YHWH. Whatever they are doing, it begins with a trusting submission to another authority, which disqualifies it for a blatant attempt at autonomy. At worst, they seek autonomy from YHWH, but only by submitting to the serpent.”
― Scripture's Knowing: A Companion to Biblical Epistemology
― Scripture's Knowing: A Companion to Biblical Epistemology
“companies have borrowed models from gambling design in order keep us on our devices (like the casino’s model to keep players in front of slot machines). Using rewards—providing a sense of mission, offering buzzes and beeps that cue our hormonal system, meeting the felt need for companionship, and more—they’ve mastered the science of keeping us glued to our screens.”
― Human Rites: The Power of Rituals, Habits, and Sacraments
― Human Rites: The Power of Rituals, Habits, and Sacraments
