Steveawiggins

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4571 )

• Deliverance

  

  Ed Warren died in 2006, effectively ending the cooperative ghost-hunting venture with his widow Lorraine. The Warrens rose to prominence after being among the... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Reflecting on Light

  

  Now that we’re approaching the winter solstice, light is pretty much on the minds of those of us in the northern hemisphere. Or lights. Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Epistle Writer

  

  I’ve been reading about Paul. You know, that Paul. What has struck me from this reading is that if he weren’t in the Bible rational people would likely think... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Better Late Than

  

  It seems that Holy Horror is now available, although I haven’t seen it yet. According to the McFarland website it’s in stock just in time for the holidays. Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Straining Credulity

  

  Ed and Lorraine Warren aren’t easy to figure out. I realize that for someone who holds an actual doctorate from a bona fide, internationally recognized... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Dots

  

  Connections have always fascinated me. Maybe it’s because life is a random stream of stuff constantly thrown at you that makes a mockery of any plans you might... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Book Birds

  

  I just read an interesting article about how social media, and the internet in general, hijacks our time. If you’re reading this, no doubt you’ll agree. Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Evangelical Angels

  

  Angels are everywhere at this time of year. The Christmas stories of the gospels of Matthew and Luke have made them an indelible part of the tradition. Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• I’ll Be Googled

  

  It’s a strange sensation to do an innocent web search only to find yourself cited. (And no, I was not googling myself. At least not this time. Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Long Nights

  

  Before I really knew who Ed and Lorraine Warren were, I watched a made-for-television movie called, I think, A Haunting in Connecticut. Unlike many television... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Editing the Week

  

  Every great once in a while I have to pull my head from the clouds and remind myself I’m an editor. Actually, that happens just about every Monday morning. Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Taking It Seriously

  

  It would be incorrect to say that I choose to watch and read horror. What would be more correct would be “Horror compels me to read and watch it.” Those of us... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Reasonable Religion

  

  Part of the pushback against religion, it seems to me, is based on the fear that there might be something rational to it after all. Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Russian into Things

  

  It’s the holiday season. The people I overheard at the bus stop the other day were discussing shopping on the bus. It can be a long trip from here, and evening... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Christmas at the Bus Stop

  

  I had to make one of my periodic treks into New York City this week. Unlike most years when a warm spell comes after the onset of winter, we’ve kind of fallen... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Carrie On

  

  Stephen King was still a fairly new writer when I first read “Lawnmower Man” for an English class in high school. Carrie had been published by then, but I didn’... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• You’re History

  

  A story from Inside Higher Ed discusses a study of history majors and their rapid decline. This occurs during a sudden onset of “job related” majors and the... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Personal Gothic

  

  As I continue work on Nightmares with the Bible, I am reminded just how influential Edgar Allan Poe has been in my life. It’s not that I read Poe every day,... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Beneath the Exorcist

  

  William Friedkin rose to fame as the director of The French Connection. William Peter Blatty had written the screenplay for the Pink Panther film, A Shot in... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Captive to Capitalism

  

  Some people are born capitalists, while others are not. I recall the old TIAA-CREF ads showing some famous thinker and stating that some of us don’t have time t... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2018 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY