Steveawiggins
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Sects and Violence in the Ancient World
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A blog that tries to find intelligent things to say about religion and related subjects.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 4126 )
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World of Color
Albinism occurs across species. In human beings, suspicious and superstitious lot that we are, it’s sometimes an excuse for prejudice. I’ve confessed in the pas... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
All Things Newton
Andover Newton Theological School is the oldest stand-alone graduate school of theology in the United States. Was, I should say. Read more
Posted on 17 June 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Stations, Everyone
There has been a movement, of late, among some sci-fi authors, to envision a more optimistic future. I have always been a fan of dystopias, myself. Read more
Posted on 16 June 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
:-d
Technology runs amok. I confess to being born before earthlings landed on the moon. I remember a world where Purelle boogers simply did not exist. Read more
Posted on 15 June 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Lure of the Dark Side
I have to confess that the easy self-publishing of ebooks is a real temptation sometimes. Perhaps it’s one of those inexplicable side-effects of earning a Ph.D. Read more
Posted on 14 June 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
New World Witches
One of the most coveted phenomena in the publishing world is the bad review. Controversy sells a book like nothing else. It wasn’t because of the controversy,... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Commander in Heaven
I pity the nation that doesn’t have divine founders. Origin myths help to orient our thoughts about where we belong in the order of things. Given enough time,... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Avoiding Ritual
While on my current British kick—not really intentional, but sometimes life gives you limes—I thought I’d mention another piece sent to me by a friend. Read more
Posted on 11 June 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Latin Lessons
The Romans are coming! The Romans are coming! No, wait. They were already here. Here, that is, if you’re European. And more specifically, a Londoner. Read more
Posted on 10 June 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Man’s Best Fiend
While reading the Hull Daily Mail (don’t ask), I came across an article entitled “Rock legend Alice Cooper ask questions about the Beast of Barmston Drain. Read more
Posted on 09 June 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Moving Mountains
Just 200 years ago, there was a “year without a summer.” Well, that’s an exaggeration, but the name has stuck and is familiar to those of us with an undue... Read more
Posted on 08 June 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Virgil’s Vigil
I can never keep Virgil and Beatrice straight. I blame Dante. Allegories can be so tiring. So, sitting under a tree in Princeton, enjoying a root beer float... Read more
Posted on 07 June 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Holy Castle
Reading about Philip K. Dick prompted me to read one of his novels. But which one? Some Amazon pick-up lockers on the way to work are painted with a mural of Th... Read more
Posted on 06 June 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Grasping for Meaning
How often we’re told—and writers on biblical topics are especially guilty of this—the meaning of a story. Despite what materialists say, we are meaning-seeking... Read more
Posted on 05 June 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Devil Made Me
Witch-hunts, I suspect, will become all the rage again if a certain presidential candidate is elected. The fear of witches is not easily explained in a world... Read more
Posted on 04 June 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Nature’s Voice
Civilization isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Sure, it’s got its moments—modern medicine, indoor plumbing, Honey Boo Boo—but often it’s artificial. Read more
Posted on 03 June 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Not for Prophet
Delicate isn’t a word we’ve been taught to associate with Islam. I remember a priest speaking to me oh-so-earnestly about how Islam by nature wanted to take ove... Read more
Posted on 02 June 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
The Survey Said…
There may come a time, perhaps “when the trumpet of the Lord shall sound,” that junk mail will be no more, a mere historical curiosity. For now, in these days o... Read more
Posted on 01 June 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Dairy King
In the way that only social pundits can generate stereotypes, people born between 1979 and 1994 are called “the entitlement generation. Read more
Posted on 31 May 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Holiday Weekend
John Seward Johnson II is a sculptor whose work is instantly recognizable by a number of people. Realistic, life-size bronze castings of people doing everyday... Read more
Posted on 30 May 2016 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY