Steveawiggins

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• Thank You

  

  Comments being rare on this blog, I do read them when they come along. Recently I had a reader comment, in the form of a question (as sometimes happens): “Do... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Saint Diego

  

  Didacus of Alcalá fortunately, I think we might all agree, was more commonly known as Diego. The city of San Diego is named for him, as his nickname was a... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Flight of Fantasy

  

  Today marks the end of the AAR/SBL Annual Meeting. As the last attendees who have stayed through to the final half-day make their way through the dreaded... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Presence of Ideas

  

  Attending the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting is a bittersweet experience. There is nothing as awe-inspiring as... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Dry Nation

  

  The American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting is a big thing. It draws a myriad (literally) of scholars together every... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Harboring Hopes

  

  I am not what you’d call a fashion-conscious man. I literally still wear clothes I had in college. Most of them are petty much for around-the-house, given the... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Only Midway

  

  Unlike some employers, my current one sees the wisdom in arriving early for a major conference. The American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Sola Scriptura

  

  Would you buy a Bible from this man? “The trade is not a complicated one,” quoth Big Dan Teague. People are looking for answers. Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Past of Education

  

  Meanwhile on earth, I have been checking up on my colleagues at General Seminary. While I’m limited in what I’m allowed to say, an article last week on Inside... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Rosetta’s Stone

  

  Among the earliest forms of writing, Egyptian hieroglyphs were known long before they were deciphered. Despite the famed insanity of Napoleon, his visit to Egyp... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Holistic Universe

  

  Things have been so busy that a satellite landed on a comet and I didn’t even know. I have always wondered about the universe. Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Someplace Beyond Longing

  

  November is a month pregnant with significance. It is the month of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month; when I tried it a few years back I finished a novel... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Revisiting Jericho

  

  I don’t get out from the office much. As those who commute to New York City will readily tell you, there is a constant anxiety about getting to and from the cit... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Christian Computing

  

  Science and religion are often portrayed as fighting like dogs and cats. Both claim superiority and a comprehensive worldview that should make sense of... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Trial and Error

  

  I’m not a fan of true crime. It seems that daily life has enough drama for me without reading about the truly dark aspects of human behavior. Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Biblically Literate Ichabod Crane

  

  I’m trying to pace my viewing of Sleepy Hollow, but autumn is never long enough for me. In many ways the FOX series exemplifies the current love-hate... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Parable of Jericho

  

  It had been there my entire life. I hadn’t really noticed it, but it was a powerful symbol—not in the way that it was intended to be. Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Darwin Down the Road

  

  The accidents of birth are the stuff of evolution. When I first heard of Matthew Chapman, direct descendent of Charles Darwin, over a decade ago, I was... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Earthbound

  

  Major news outlets have been raving over Interstellar, the new Christopher Nolan film. I’ve not seen it yet, and it hasn’t had the same kind of hype that Noah... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Literary Hunter-Gatherers

  

  Perhaps the clearest place my hunter-gatherer roots show is in my tendency to collect. In principle, in Manhattan, I leave coins on the pavement for those less... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY