Matt Mullins speaks on reading and the Good Life. He talks about how it is one thing to view the Bible as an instructional manual to live the Good Life, and another thing to live the Good Life because you’re inspired from the Bible.
This talk was delivered at Southeastern Seminary’s “Wisdom Forum: The Good Life” on March 16, 2018.
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2018-08-30 22:09:22
Friday Findings | All is Well
[…] Matt Mullins, Assistant Professor of English and History of Ideas at The College of Southeastern, delivered a very thought-provoking talk on reading and the Good Life, in March of 2018. I recently assisted in transcribing his talk, and was challenged by what he had to say about the literature aspect of the Bible. I’ve always been able to grasp the importance of understanding that the Bible is literature – inspired and holy literature – consisting of basic literature elements: narratives, history, poetry, etc. As a not-so-much-poetry-lover…..(I think I love the concept of poetry far more than I actually love reading poetry itself)….I particularly enjoyed his illustration of poetry in scripture, and how important it is to understand poetry, in order to understand how to approach poetry in scripture. Good stuff here; well worth the twelve minutes to listen to Mullins’ speech: Reading and the Good Life […]