Steveawiggins

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4569 )

• Gods and Fans

  

  The blog Theofantastique started a couple of years before this one. I remember that sense of childhood wonder that flooded me when I first saw its posts about... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Assume Nothing

  

  You know what I’m talking about.It’s rude.Disorienting, isn’t it?One of my greatest bêtes noires is the email that only gives enough information to frustrate... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Jeremiah’s Lamentations

  

  Fundamentalists live in a supernatural world, otherwise their view of the Bible simply can’t hold up. I’ve read or studied about the Bible for well over forty... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Making Memories

  

  I’m a little suspicious of technology, as many of you no doubt know. I don’t dislike it, and I certainly use it (case in point), but I am suspicious. Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Job’s Jobs

  

  Many years ago, after Nashotah House decided it no longer required my unique outlook, I bought a book. (That’s my default reaction.) This book was on how to... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Powerful Wink

  

  Those of us who became academically aware (in the biblical field) in the 1980s knew the name of Walter Wink. Now, if you’ve ever become academically aware, you... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• New Religion

  

  Republicanism, it seems to me, has become its own religion. It started off when the GOP married evangelical Christianity, but the offspring of that unholy... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• To Be Continued

  

  I’m about in the middle of Neal Stephenson’s Fall: Or Dodge in Hell. I’ve also just about finished Walter Wink’s Naming the Powers. Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• What Remains?

  

  As our government continues to pretend it has an interest in anything but enriching the individuals in Washington, a rather constant refrain of “broken system”... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Honest Labor

  

  When an artisan begins a new job, s/he must acquire the tools of the trade. During a period of unemployment I seriously considered getting certified as a... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Faithful to Monsters

  

  “Since childhood I’ve been faithful to monsters. I’ve been saved and absolved by them because monsters are the patron saints of our blissful imperfections.”... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Prophets and Precipitation

  

  I have no idea how they name winter storms, or even if they should. Weather-hype is yet another instance of click-bait, or watch-bait that requires constant... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Back to Normal

  

  The western philosophical tradition is built on the idea that permanence is reality. From the Greek philosophers on, the idea has been to identify the basic,... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Steel and Snow

  

  I sometimes feels I need to pause before launching back into my usual reflections. Commercialism tells me the holiday season is here (I noticed while watching... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Mad Dog

  

  Like those who write long books, those who write very many books ask for some level of commitment from their fans. I’m sure I’m not alone in wishing I had more... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Thanks for the Giving

  

  The wonderful thing about Thanksgiving isn’t the food. I object, on more than one level, to calling it “Turkey Day.” No, the wonderful thing about Thanksgiving... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Post Facto

  

  “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,” Psalm 23 asserts, “I will fear no evil.” Nor should one fear evil when flying over Death... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• J L Seagull

  

  Perhaps it has happened to you as well. At some undisclosed period life became so busy that you felt as if—in a good southern California metaphor—you were ridin... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Armed Forces

  

  You ought to feel safe with the U.S. Navy so close by. The naval base at San Diego is the second largest surface base in this particular branch of our... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Focus on Religion

  

  Publishers Weekly, or PW to those in the biz, is a great place to get information about, well, publishing. I often spend AAR/SBL telling authors and... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY