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• Type Right

  

  Image credit: Rama, via Wikimedia CommonsI’ve mentioned before on this blog that I’d like to get a typewriter. An old one, without electric capacity. Clacking... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Caveat Emptor

  

  When you work in academic publishing, various higher education news sources find you. Not able to distinguish faculty from industry professionals that rely on... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Internet of Happiness

  

  Are we really happier for instantaneous news? Has the internet brought us paroxysms of ecstasy with the quality of information? Wouldn’t you just rather wait?... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Remembrance

  

  When reading C. S. Lewis’ Surprised by Joy, a number of things stood out in high relief. One of them was his statement that the early years of autobiographies... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Love, Not Fear

  

  How do we celebrate Valentine’s Day when our governments advocate hate? You have to wonder when the autocrats last fell in love. Building entire polities on... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Weaponized Scripture

  

  One of the many questions that haunt evangelical Christians is whether it is okay to watch horror films or not. The same applies to whether it’s okay to listen... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Goliath and Company

  

  First UltraViolet. Then Google +. Well, actually neither of these was first—tech initiatives cease to exist all the time. Giants aren’t immune to extinction,... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Servants and Such

  At Nashotah House I met my first real-life servant. This was a student—a candidate for the priesthood—who’d formally been a “domestic. Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Terror Text

  

  Dystopia reading and/or watching may be more practical than it seems. History often reveals authors who may be accused of pessimism more as prophets than mere... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Nature’s Bible

  

  When you’re writing a book, many strands in your mind are weaving their way into what you hope will be whole cloth. Well, at least if you write books the way... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• May Care

  

  The thing about the Devil is that evil is no laughing matter. Darren Oldridge had no easy task limiting the dark lord to The Devil: A Very Short Introduction. Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Late Vortex

  

  So there was this polar vortex recently, here in the States, that led to a meteorological frenzy. It was worse than the apocalypse itself since it was so... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Desert

  

  Now, I’m fairly certain Athanasius of Alexandria didn’t have access to CreateSpace, or even an Amazon Prime account. He did write the classic Life of Antony... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Something Blue

  

  I’ve worked for two British publishers. This probably has nothing to do with the fact that I lived in the United Kingdom for over three years, but the two... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Troubled Trilogy

  

  The quest for the truth is never-ending. New information keeps emerging and our poor brains have evolved to survive the perils of weather and wild animals, not... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Quiet on the Winter Front

  

  There’s a weird silent time, after a book is published, when you start wondering how it’s doing. Holy Horror was apparently released November 29, and published... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Ground, Candle, and February

  

  The world’s hairiest prophet?Relying on the prophetic ability of a rodent may seem like a fool’s errand, but to understand Groundhog Day you have to go back to... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Desert Demons

  

  After reading many popular books, coming to a scholarly tome can be a shock to the system. This is especially the case when said academic volume contains lots o... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Evolving Intelligence

  

  In the process of unpacking books, it became clear that evolution has been a large part of my life. More sophisticated colleagues might wonder why anyone would... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• McChristianity

  

  Christianity isn’t known for its sense of humor. The same can be said of other religions as well, of course. What else should we expect concerning belief system... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY