Monthly Archives: April 2009

Chat With Catherine Claire Larson

This evening we had the privilege of chatting online with Catherine Claire Larson, author of As We Forgive: Stories of Reconciliation from Rwanda. Thank you, Catherine, for being here with us—it added a lot to my own understanding of the book and its message. I’ll post a transcript here tomorrow.

April 30, 2009 – 8:50 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Deep Social Change | Comments (2)

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April 29, 2009 – 9:25 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Unfiled | Comments (1)

As We Forgive, Part 3

This entry is part 3 of 8 in the series As We Forgive

Book Review For many readers, Rwanda in 1994 may seem like a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Genocide, thankfully, is probably very far removed from your experience, as it is from mine. What then do you and I do with a book like As We Forgive: Stories of Reconciliation From Rwanda? …

April 29, 2009 – 7:08 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Deep Social Change | Tagged , , | Comments Off

Online Chat Session Thursday Evening

Mark your calendar for this blog’s first online chat this Thursday evening, April 30 at 9:00 pm EDT, with special guest Catherine Claire Larson, author of As We Forgive: Stories of Reconciliation from Rwanda. This is your chance to ask her about Rwanda, the genocide, the restoration following, and her experiences in discovering the story …

April 28, 2009 – 8:05 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Deep Social Change | Tagged , , | Comments (2)

As We Forgive, Part 2

This entry is part 2 of 8 in the series As We Forgive

Book Review It is said that light shines brightest in dark places. I wrote last Saturday about Catherine Claire Larson’s book As We Forgive: Stories of Reconciliation From Rwanda. It is probably both the darkest and the brightest book I have ever read. Before I proceed, let me remind you: Next Thursday evening at 9:00 …

April 27, 2009 – 4:27 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Deep Social Change, Evidences | Tagged , , | Comments Off

As We Forgive: Stories of Reconciliation From Rwanda

This entry is part 1 of 8 in the series As We Forgive

Book Review “One of the most haunting things about living in Rwanda after the genocide is that killers still walk among the survivors.” (From page 249.) I have just experienced one of the most remarkable books of my life: As We Forgive: Stories of Reconciliation From Rwanda, by Prison Fellowship senior writer and editor Catherine …

April 25, 2009 – 9:04 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Deep Social Change, Service, The Faith | Tagged , , , , | Comments (2)

What Is “Evidence” To Christians?

“Barefoot Bum” may hold the record for the most casual nom-de-blog of any commenter here on Thinking Christian. Nevertheless he asked some great questions in a comment here not long ago: I am still quite curious precisely how theists would a) define evidence, b) define how conclusions are drawn from evidence and c) put forth …

April 21, 2009 – 6:21 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Evidences | Tagged | Comments (268)

Tom Clark, Empiricism, and Ethics, Part Two

This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Tom Clark and Naturalism

I’m certainly more than overdue to respond to Tom Clark here, and now finally there is opportunity to do so. It has been so long since the last post on this topic, and this answer will run so long, that I’m publishing it as a new blog post. First, I want to state my agreement …

April 17, 2009 – 4:51 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Ethics, Origins and Science | Tagged , , | Comments (41)