Steveawiggins

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4674 )

• Real Devotion

  

  Easter Island instantly brings up images of massive statuary and mystery. From childhood (and that will likely continue for some time due to Night at the Museum... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Not Your Grandma’s Moses

  

  Exodus: Gods and Kings is, in many ways, a startling movie. It didn’t leave me with a strong impression of profundity, but it did make me a bit reflective. Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Exobiology

  

  Are we alone in the universe? The answer is every day growing more and more certain that we are not. Humanity may experience shortages of many things, however,... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• And With Thy Spirit

  

  I grew up with pets. In a house with three boys, an aging mother, and no husband, my mother seemed to know instinctively that animals were a way to engage... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Behind the Exodus

  

  Over this past week two of my friends/colleagues were quoted in major media outlets about Exodus: Gods and Kings. Being merely a blogger with nearly two... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Entitlement

  

  As winter begins to settle in, I recall reading Barry Lopez’s masterful Arctic Dreams many years ago. That book left such an impression that when I saw his The... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Magnificat

  

  One of the advantages of a huge endowment is the luxury to experience culture. Although we don’t live in Princeton, we don’t live far from it, and most years... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Manitous

  

  One of the yearly autumnal rituals we’ve established is the watching of Escanaba in da Moonlight. It is a silly, crude, and profound movie that revolves around... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Christmas Lights and Machine Guns

  

  “Silent night,” the old hymn goes. “Holy night.” In a gray dawn after a weary, early-morning New Jersey Transit ride to Midtown, I climb off the bus to find... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Underrepresented

  

  groups, I am told, are eagerly sought by academic institutions. The white male establishment has begun to develop a conscience, it seems. If I appear more... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Scientific Seminary

  

  Old Testament. New Testament. Church History. Pastoral Theology. Systematic Theology. Homiletics/Liturgics. This was a typical kind of seminary curriculum... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Spirit Works

  

  One of the unexpected (for me) perks of the academic life was book reviews. Some journal editor would send you expensive academic books you get to keep, just fo... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Catholic Nones

  

  In a recent issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education, an article pondered the future of Catholic universites in an age of nones—those who don’t affiliate... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Texodus

  

  I’m not sure what Patheos is, but it has been on my web-radar (or is it “ping”?) for some time now. They host bloggers with a more substantial platform than... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Thinking About the Universe

  

  Notwithstanding appearances, I have been reading. Despite the determination, disruptions to my commuting schedule always throw me off a bit. Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Get Out of Town

  

  If the Bible were to be written today, it would be more graphic. Those who’ve read it know that it is a graphic book already, but with no literal illustrations. Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Force Re-Awakens

  

  In a galaxy long ago, in a galaxy far, far away… The year was 1977 and the Joseph Campbell-inspired Star Wars was like nothing we’d ever seen before. Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Welcoming the Stranger

  

  Profiling is alive and well. In our post-9/11 state, we are even more suspicious than those who are different than we were before. After the Ferguson decision,... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2014 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• 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