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Book Blurbs, Kyle Rapinchuk

Ash Wednesday (Book Blurbs)

Today is February 14, so naturally stores are filled with flowers, candy, and greeting cards for those last-minute Valentine’s Day shoppers. But this year, February 14 also marks a “holiday/holy-day” of far more significance for the Church–Ash Wednesday. However, many in my tradition (Southern Baptist) have little knowledge of or concern for Ash Wednesday. Unfortunately, I find this lack of knowledge and concern disappointing. The … Continue reading Ash Wednesday (Book Blurbs)

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Kyle Rapinchuk, Landscape of History Series

The Teacher, Like the Historian,… (Landscape of History Series #2)

In chapter 2 of his book, The Landscape of History, John Lewis Gaddis addresses the topic of time and space. Gaddis argues that historians have “the capacity for selectivity, simultaneity, and the shifting of scale: they can select from a cacophony of events what they think is really important; they can be in several times and places at once; and they can zoom in and … Continue reading The Teacher, Like the Historian,… (Landscape of History Series #2)

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What is the Liturgy of Your School? (And What Is It Teaching Your Students to Love?)

By now school is back in session for the spring semester and many teachers and administrators may be looking at the schedule and wondering how the curriculum is going to be covered before the end of the year. Certainly we should not ignore the importance of covering important material in our classes with our students, nor should we go into the semester without a plan … Continue reading What is the Liturgy of Your School? (And What Is It Teaching Your Students to Love?)

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The Purpose of Studying History and the Method of the Historian (Landscape of History Series #1)

Recently I have been reading John Lewis Gaddis’ excellent work, The Landscape of History, and Gaddis helpfully addresses both the purpose of studying history and the method of the historian. The responsibility of each subject to justify itself in the curriculum is perhaps inevitable, but history seems often to be one that requires the most questioning, even in classical Christian education. The justifying answer most … Continue reading The Purpose of Studying History and the Method of the Historian (Landscape of History Series #1)

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King, Kingdom, and Kingdom People, Kyle Rapinchuk

Building a Foundation (King, Kingdom, and Kingdom People Series #1)

In recent years, the Christian faith in America has seemed like little more than an enormous episode of Survivor. Far from attempting to build a society of justice, peace, welfare, and human flourishing (what the Hebrew authors called shalom), Christians have all too often seemed to hide in defensive positions, shutting themselves in metaphorical (and sometimes literal) bomb shelters as they await the end of … Continue reading Building a Foundation (King, Kingdom, and Kingdom People Series #1)

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My Top 5 Books of 2017 (Kyle Rapinchuk)

As 2017 draws to a close, I have been planning a reading list for next year. Some of the books on that list have been on my list for a while, and others are making a new appearance based on recommendations from others or books I came into contact with through another book I read this year. I always find it helpful to get recommendations … Continue reading My Top 5 Books of 2017 (Kyle Rapinchuk)

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Articles, Kyle Rapinchuk

The Structure of Phantastes and a Lesson in Humility

You can read about the origin of this paper in my previous post, “Going Back to High School.” You can read the paper in PDF form here. “The Structure of Phantastes and a Lesson in Humility” By Kyle Rapinchuk Some may believe that fantasy exists as a genre without structure. If the laws of time, space, and gravity cannot constrain the plot, how could something as simple as … Continue reading The Structure of Phantastes and a Lesson in Humility

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Going Back to High School

Last week I celebrated two years since my PhD graduation. It’s hard to believe that after pre-K through doctorate, with only two short breaks (one year between college and masters, and six months between masters and PhD) in between, I am forever done with my formal education. In fact, it has now been over four years since my last PhD seminar. I thought about this … Continue reading Going Back to High School

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What I Can’t Tolerate In A Student

My boss at School of the Ozarks is a big Lonesome Dove fan, so despite my admittedly poor knowledge of westerns, I have a good many lines of this movie memorized on account of their frequent usage around school. One of my favorites is a line by Woodrow Call after a particularly violent scene leaves some beat-up bad guys and a crowd of stunned villagers. … Continue reading What I Can’t Tolerate In A Student

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Sabermetrics and Grades

I’m a huge baseball fan, having played the game from six years old through college and watched it all my life. During those years, one of the more interesting developments has been the rise of interest in sabermetrics, an innovative attempt at empirically analyzing in-game activities to measure success. For example, traditional statistics measured straightforward outcomes like batting average (hits divided by at-bats) and statistics … Continue reading Sabermetrics and Grades

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