Paradoxology: Digiborigines

Blog-within-a-Blog

The Anglican-Episcopal Divide Widens Further
NT Wright offers a honest and somewhat heavy-hearted perspective regarding The Episcopal Church (TEC) in the U.S., and their decision to further formalize their decision to appoint to all orders of ministry, persons in active same-sex relationships. This marks a clear break with the rest of the Anglican Communion.
"I Am Second"- Incredible Personal Stories
Personal testimony stories are a dime-a-dozen on the internet. YouTube and a plethora of other sites offer them. But you will NEVER find striking personal stories about life and loss and struggle and victory and faith like you will encounter at www.iamsecond.com. This is a resource site you MUST visit for yourself and then bookmark.
Charles Wesley's secret code diary cracked by priest
An Anglican priest has unlocked the 270-year-old secrets of Charles Wesley's coded diary, throwing light on the turbulent relationship that he had with his brother John in the early years of the Methodist movement they founded... The “hidden” material offers an insight into Wesley's fierce determination to prevent the Methodist societies from breaking away from the Church of England, and disagreements with his more influential older brother.
Alban Institute Releases Special Report on Transition into Ministry
Washington, D.C. (August 28, 2008)-For years religious leaders have debated the strategies for effectively preparing seminary students for ministry...A new report from the Alban Institute in Washington, D.C. calls attention to a promising set of recent experiments conducted by the Fund for Theological Education's Transition into Ministry Program (TiM)...Based on the assumption that pastors will be better prepared to lead congregations when they have had the opportunity to become reflective participants in a local community of practice, the TiM studies seek to counter a two-centuries-long trend of viewing pastoral preparation as something that is largely completed upon graduating from seminary.
Mark Galli Releases New Book: "Beyond Smells and Bells"
Are you attracted to liturgy but don’t know why? Are you considering changing to liturgical tradition? Are you already immersed in liturgical worship but want to grasp its deeper significance? "Beyond Smells and Bells" addresses the lure and relevance of liturgy for your life today.

Photo Albums

October 11, 2005

Digiborigines

Chris_monroe_secretary_2 Fellow blogger, Andii Bowsher, has coined a fascinating word to describe today's technology pioneering youth: digiborigines.

Andii -- I hope your defintion makes the Oxford dictionary, and that it makes you LOTS of money!

October 11, 2005 at 05:27 AM | Permalink

TrackBack

TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.typepad.com/services/trackback/6a00d8341c3d8353ef00d83490a67669e2

Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Digiborigines:

Comments

You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.

Thanks Chris, I doubt very much it will make me any money, but the fun of seeing it happen would be reward.

Posted by: andii | October 11, 2005 at 01:41 PM

You never know, Andii. I hope you're wrong.

btw - how long have you been using the term?

Posted by: Chris | October 11, 2005 at 04:16 PM

must say that another revenue stream would be good at the mo. However I don't see me 'monetising' the phrase directly. I literally invented the phrase as I read the article and thought about the title and content of the post. I'm a fan of portmanteau words anyhow, so it was an easy leap.

Posted by: andii | October 12, 2005 at 03:59 AM

Verify your Comment

Previewing your Comment

Posted by: |

This is only a preview. Your comment has not yet been posted.

Your comment could not be posted. Error type:

Your comment has been posted. Post another comment

The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. Please try again.

As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments.

Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate.