Steveawiggins

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4126 )

• Zombie Wars

  

  I suppose, rationally considered, most monsters can’t possibly exist. Maybe that’s the psychological relief required to enjoy the movies made about them. Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Indie Bookstore Day

  

  Although a year can seem like a long sentence, holidays are the punctuation marks that help us make sense of and organize it. Ordinary time, such as time at... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Movie v. Book

  

  The debate is about as old as celluloid itself; which is better, the book or the movie? The response obviously depends on personal taste, and I suspect that man... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Watching Research

  

  Now that Holy Horror’s been announced, I’m at work on my next book based on horror movies. Although some people might question the aesthetic of the horror genre... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Kakistocracy

  

  While in seminary I had the interesting job of teaching a visually impaired student Greek. This wasn’t an arbitrary choice on the part of my professors since, a... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Candles Vs Demons

  

  Among scientists who write Carl Sagan has always struck me as one of the more open minded. Dedicated to the scientific method, he nonetheless admits that there... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Heavenly Questions

  

  A lot can happen when you’re in a coma. Or nothing at all. I haven’t read Kevin and Alex Malarkey’s account of the latter’s trip to Heaven during a coma, and... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• A Parable

  

  Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there was a holiday known as Earth Day. Now, Earth Day was a poor holiday. She didn’t prostitute herself to... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Ouch! Ouch!

  

  The cold and flu season seems to have had an extended life this year, what with snow still falling in April and yet another week of cooler weather in the... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Situation Norman

  

  It was in a locker room. I couldn’t believe I was here. First of all, at Gordon College—that bastion of conservative Christianity. Second of all, in the same... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Private Browsing

  

  Montclair, New Jersey, is a diverting place. At least it is for me. I used to teach—strictly as an adjunct of course—at Montclair State University. And like man... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Exorcising Theology

  

  Among those curious about exorcism, the name Fr. Gabriele Amorth requires no introduction. As “the Vatican’s chief exorcist” (a claim the book makes), Fr. Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Dreaming Reality

  

  It was like that dream—you know, the one where you find a penny on the sidewalk, stoop down to pick it up, and discover that there are hundreds more of them. Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Academia Dot

  

  The marketplace for ideas is just that. A place of commodity and exchange. We pay our professors good money (and our administrators even better) so that we can... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Mediated Reality

  

  According to the Good Book, Methuselah lived nearly a millennium. For all that, the information on him in Genesis occurs in a mere five verses, in a span of... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Updates

  

  So, I’m getting ready to update this website. I’ll give you a warning before things change. Another update, however, is in order. Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Scientists, Unplugged

  

  Feeling inferior is common among religionists. When cultures list their brightest and best, scientists often top the list and those who specialize in religion... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Re-reading the Rite

  

  I’ve written on The Rite before. My current book project, however, led me to reread this account after watching the movie based on it a couple of times. Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Canadian Care

  

  Amazon, probably not purely out of kindness, gives some customers access to the most read stories in the Washington Post. Apart from talking to my wife, this... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Woodland Creatures

  

  Maybe I watch too many zombie movies, but the story of zombie raccoons was just too good to pass up. A story by Marwa Eltagouri in the Washington Post... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY