Steveawiggins

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• Truly Educated

  

  Binghamton University looms large in my consciousness, for rather obvious reasons. Although it sits in a small corner of upstate New York not particularly near... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Watchers and the Holy One

  

  I’m not really a fan of Dean R. Koontz’s thrillers, but I do find myself turning to them from time to time. Like Stephen King’s, Koontz’s books are easily... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Cheesy History

  

  It has been a few years since I’ve taken any courses on ancient history, but I took quite a number of them while preparing for my doctorate. Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Driving the Point

  

  “I drive my car, it is a witness. My license plate, it states my business.” The words are from a song by one of the most creative Christian Rock groups ever,... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Different Bites

  

  The South Pacific brings to mind light-hearted musicals, uncomplicated lifestyles, and Gilligan’s Island. For those of us born in the eastern parts of North... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Recycle This

  

  Like nearly all unfortunate white collar workers, the computer provided for me at my job is a PC. I don’t know the brand—that’s not important. Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Pillars of Science

  

  I sometimes wonder if science would have the appeal that it does, if it didn’t have religion to shock and awe. I’m thinking of not only the fact that The... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Original Research

  

  “But are you able to continue your research?” they ask. Academics can be so hopelessly naive sometimes. I recently had a notice on academia.edu that I was in th... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Always with You

  

  If you read only one book this year, let it be this one. I picked up Joe Bageant’s Deer Hunting with Jesus at a used book sale because of the title alone. Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Mother for a Day

  

  In a world set on tearing itself apart because of its differences, there is one thing every single person has in common. We all have a mother. Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Doa

  

  Perhaps it’s just me, but the third season of Through the Wormhole has taken a dramatically metaphysical turn. I always run behind the time when it comes to... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Useful Fantasy

  

  Once upon a time, I heard about a book called The Uses of Enchantment. During my doctoral studies it was recommended to me, and I put it on my to read list. Tha... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Eerie

  

  Those who have trundled alongside of this blog for any length of time no doubt know of my interest in weird fiction. Somewhere in the mists of my youth this... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Biblical Art

  

  Although the United States is a religious nation, according to all polls, not many Americans know about the American Bible Society. Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Who’s Wright?

  

  Upstate New York used to be known as the “Burnt Over District.” In the days of the “Second Great Awakening,” many new religions cropped up in this region—some t... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Two Outlooks

  

  The word polymath used to be applied more easily. In these days of highly specialized training, it is difficult to have expert knowledge in more than a couple o... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Book Culture

  

  The book is not dead. Yesterday, on a warm, sunny spring day that veritably screamed “outdoors,” I found myself standing in line. I was at the Hunterdon County... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Brain Dead

  

  I’ve been thinking about brains (is there any more existential thing to do?). Reading a book this week about the mind (see Thursday’s post) probably has... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Google Me This

  

  Technology frequently flummoxes me. Although I use it daily, it changes more swiftly than I can hope to. Working for a British company, for example, my... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Mind the Gap

  

  There’s something on my mind. I guess that’s the normal state of a conscious being. William H. Calvin’s A Brief History of the Mind might clarify that a bit. Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2015 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY