Steveawiggins

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4650 )

• An Apple a Day

  

  Corporate logos are among the most instantly recognizable symbols in the world. Even in “developing” countries, kids know what the golden arches represent. Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Playing God

  

  College is a rare time in life. Unlike any time after you find yourself with a diversity of intelligent and talented people open to possibilities that life tend... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• I Am Legacy

  

  The word “legacy,” I fear, is losing its meaning. Well, words really don’t having “meanings” as much as they have “usages,” but still you get my point. Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Myth Making

  

  Beautiful.  Standing outside in the pre-dawn, looking up at the current alignment of Mars, Jupiter, and Venus in the east, I am struck by their presence.  The... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Pagan Religion

  

  Framing. Much of what we call “religion” has to do with framing. At one time it was standard practice to assume “pagan” was distasteful, if not downright evil. Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Dakota Territory

  

  A few weeks back I found myself on the upper west side of Manhattan. This is a fashionable district in which to live, but back when the Dakota was built, as... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Babylonian Boogle

  

  I confess. I’ve fallen behind on my horror movies. My work schedule doesn’t allow for much down time, and on weekends when I spend time with family, well, horro... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Heaven Unawares

  

  In order to have this book fit my blog, I’ll begin with a spoiler alert. If you plan to read Cat Winters’ The Uninvited, I will be giving away information below. Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The State Demon

  

  It’s the time of year for seeing things. I suppose that’s why there have been two supposed sightings of the Jersey Devil flying around the internet this past... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Inventing Concepts

  

  A neologism is an invented word. Of course, it is impossible to be certain about the origins of many words, and even the many neologisms attributed to William... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Fundamental Fear

  

  Something truly scary landed on my desk. Working for an organization that has many different departments, there’s no way to know everyone. So when something... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Bald Truth

  

  The book of Judges is one of the most fascinating in the Bible. The “judges” are colorful characters, often rule-breakers, who ultimately seem to deliver the... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• True Natives

  

  I have long been fascinated by American Indian folklore. In fact, the first book I read this year was a set of Indian tales. Just this week I finished a most... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Latter-Day Battlestars

  

  Science fiction, when I was a child, constituted my fantasy life. I read such science fiction books as were available to a kid in a small town with no actual... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Nature of Religion

  

  Autumn is a moody time of year. Dolorous gray skies hang low one day, and the next a sky of such incredible blue stretches unbroken out into space itself. Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• 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