Steveawiggins

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4575 )

• Nothing But the Truth

  

  Blurbs are the way of the future. It is so much easier to read something brief than to have to wade through an entire article. Is that the way the future’s... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Scholarly Synchronicity

  

  Simon ParkerSTH ProfessorApril 2, 1999PORTRAITOne of the great ironies in my life is having been basically ignored while I was employed in higher education... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Living Undead

  

  Now that autumn is in the air, my thoughts turn to zombies. I’ve read a few monster books lately, and as I pondered the attraction of zombies to the... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Camping Out

  

  Garsh-darn-it, I’ve missed the end of the world again! I’ve been so busy lately that I hadn’t bothered to pay attention to that which really matters. Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• What’s a Bible?

  

  What is the Bible? This might seem a strange question coming from someone who holds a doctorate in what has sometimes been characterized as biblical studies.... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Eleventh Commandment

  

  Those who know me are sometimes surprised to learn that one of my favorite quick meals is grits and black-eyed peas. For a northerner that’s a bit strange,... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Ghost Rider

  

  Of all frightening creatures, ghosts are by far the most ubiquitous. Believed in by every civilization ever recorded and throughout the world, not even science... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Secular Family Values

  

  Fear of social disruption runs deep. Things may not be perfect, but people would rather keep things the way they’re used to them being rather than to face... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Hurricane Joaquin

  

  The name Herostratus is deservedly obscure. In fact, I shouldn’t even be mentioning him here. His use as an object lesson, however, seems apt in a country... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Monster Smash

  

  It’s the time of year when young men’s minds turn to monsters. Well, at least this middle-aged man’s does. Seeing a book by Karl P. N. Shuker entitled A... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Apostolic Succession

  

  I try, normally, to limit blog posts to one per movie (per viewing), but I’m still thinking about The Apostle, so I thought I’d share a bit more. I can’t get... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Meet the Neighbors

  

  I was called “moon boy” and was otherwise taunted in ways I care not to share. As a child I openly spoke about my fascination of life in space and was... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Forbidden Love

  

  Banned Book Week is upon us. In that time of year when we begin to think of spooky, scary things, the prohibition of literature naturally comes to mind. Every... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Powerful Movies

  

  Our friends were shocked. I don’t even remember the title of the movie, but they couldn’t believe we had gone to see it. Not because of the content of the... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Rutgers Presbyterian

  

  It is indeed an honor to be invited to address a church group on topics that matter. While I didn’t directly address global warming in my book, it was in my min... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Pontificating

  

  I’ve been in a few New York crowds, but this one seemed on its best behavior. I was in the city later than usual since I’m giving a talk today at a friend’s... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Apostle

  

  I was teaching in a seminary when Robert Duvall’s The Apostle came out. Seeing the favorable reviews, I put it on my wish-list and somehow it never managed to... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Boy on the Bus

  

  Commuting by bus isn’t the most efficient way to do research. While mostly I read non-fiction related to my research interests, monographs are difficult... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Spirit of Nature

  

  The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame’s children’s classic, was a book I first read during my doctoral studies. In the UK professors are likely to be able... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Pope-ulation

  

  My brother, who art near Philadelphia, recently told me that the City of Brotherly Love began towing cars from the no park zone a week before the Pope’s... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY