tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post115716858838572066..comments2023-11-05T04:58:15.443-07:00Comments on Straight and Narrow Blog: Apologetics: Vacuous Study of MinutiaeJettboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00300495482595955440noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-45212461791516547172011-08-09T15:45:28.956-06:002011-08-09T15:45:28.956-06:00Years later I do list maybe a few of those that I ...Years later I do list maybe a few of those that I didn't before, but again not because of their apologetics exclusively. They have become good reads.Jettboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300495482595955440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-1160709319923927812006-10-12T21:15:00.000-06:002006-10-12T21:15:00.000-06:00I wish I had paid attention to this post before.Of...I wish I had paid attention to this post before.<BR/><BR/>Of course FARMS and other such sites are incredibly important to us, but you are right that for the most part they are of an intellectual standpoint.<BR/><BR/>We need them. No doubt about it. We have scholars now that are recognized for excellence getting LDS into such places as working with the Dead Sea Scrolls and other things we should Noeliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03540309106793628147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-1157318190233717852006-09-03T15:16:00.000-06:002006-09-03T15:16:00.000-06:00As I said, I am not sure exactly how to change the...As I said, I am not sure exactly how to change the situtation. What I do know is that apologists have become stuck on the signifier and don't touch much on the signified. there are some exceptions, such as <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?link_code=ur2&tag=wwwtinypackag-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&location=%2FIlluminating-Sermon-Temple-Mount-Approach%2Fdp%2F0934893373%2Fsr%3D8-1%Jettboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300495482595955440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-1157306269085003362006-09-03T11:57:00.000-06:002006-09-03T11:57:00.000-06:00Nice point, JB. I think you're right that Nibley ...Nice point, JB. I think you're right that Nibley is the exception as an apologist that moved beyond just scoring sparring points with critics to actually making positive statements about how we should live our lives or meet the challenges the scriptures throw at us.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16545582642775796073noreply@blogger.com