Steveawiggins

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4117 )

• Lent Presidents

  

  Surely it’s appropriate that President’s Day falls in Lent this year. We as a nation, if we are wise, will repent of the horror we’ve elected upon ourselves. Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• On the Nature of Publishers

  

  An occupational hazard of the editor is paying obsessive attention to publishers. That stands to reason. Many academics are less concerned than some publishers... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• On Time

  

  Getting to the movie theater is not only costly, but increasingly difficult to schedule. This can be problematic for someone who likes to write about movies, bu... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Weaponized Ignorance

  

  Blissful ignorance. Yesterday I knew nothing of the Parkland school shooting until I went out to get the paper for my wife, just as I was leaving for the bus. M... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Science of Unbelief

  

  An article a friend sent me from Science Alert back in December recently came to mind. Titled “Thinking About God Might Make You Sweat, Even if You’re Not... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Ashy Valentines Day

  

  It’s been 73 years since it’s happened. Happy Valentines Day! And depressing Ash Wednesday. This is more of a popular culture conundrum than a sacerdotal one. Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Of Our Being

  

  It happens every year. What with my commute schedule and personal disposition, I read a lot. This blog and Goodreads are my accounting system for keeping track... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Spectral Parable

  

  1692. The Enlightenment is reaching toward full swing. In what will become blue Massachusetts, women are condemned for being witches. Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Frankenfear

  

  While re-reading Frankenstein the uncomfortable thought kept recurring that our tendency to save lives leads to undiscovered fears. Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Hey Jude

  

  Reading Jude the Obscure was, at times, like reading my own biography. Authors strive for that effect, to be sure, but Thomas Hardy hits close to home on this... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Apologizing for Whatever

  

  Maybe you’ve felt it too. The insecurity of liking something other people don’t. Having grown up an Evangelical, I had to try to explain myself at multiple... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Exiting Amityville

  

  Okay, I confess. I watched Amityville 3-D. One of the standard features of horror, you see, is the sequel. As a rule the members of the franchise degenerate... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Creating Science

  

  Religion and science. Cats and dogs. We’re used to hearing these two just can’t get along. High profile scientists sometimes denounce religion tout court, and... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Title-less

  

  I’ve been offering a few teasers about my forthcoming book. One of the reasons for not making an announcement is that the title hasn’t been settled yet. It’s... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Winter Blossoms

  

  Audur Ava Olafsdottir is a remarkable novelist. Iceland, of course, is held to be the most literate country in the world. I began reading Icelandic fiction of... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Becoming Biblical

  

  The average reader has difficulty sorting out what’s biblical or not. For example, when Cyrus Scofield began putting 4004 BC [sic] as the date of creation in hi... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Parks and Wreck

  

  It was a bit of a shock to see Bethel Park on the list. I make no bones about being a Democrat. I’ve supported progressive causes on an evolving journey since... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Frankenstein and Co.

  

  Authors, I expect, don’t anticipate that their work will be annotated. Since I deal with annotated Bibles on a daily basis, I often ponder that the anonymous... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• My Bee’s Keeper

  

  I’m not proud of it. In fact, truth be told, I tear up a little bit when I think about it. It happened so long ago, but it was a casual act of violence that mad... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• A Concept

  

  Pardon me for being perplexed in public. You see, things aren’t as clear cut as they used to be. In the world in which I grew up Evangelicalism was good and... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY