Steveawiggins

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4674 )

• Garden of Earthy Delights

  

  I’ve self-identified as a feminist for as long as I’ve understood the word. I know that such a statement from a man must sound somewhat disingenuous, but I... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Esoteric Goddesses

  

  One of the nice things about the internet is that you can indulge your unorthodox interests and nobody will much care (except, of course, the US government). Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Thar She Blows

  

  Any survey of “armpits of America” will laughingly include New Jersey. Having lived here for nearly seven years now, I know the apocrine insults are undeserved—... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Class-less Society

  

  Dated, yet still relevant, The Hidden Injuries of Class by Richard Sennett and Jonathan Cobb brings to the limelight that which much of the world wishes to... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Great Caesar’s Cost

  

  College has been on my mind quite a bit lately. Thinking back to my own experience, I chose a school, as a first-generation college student, based on what I kne... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Hair to the Throne

  

  Absalom was the first of the big-hair rock stars. According to the book of 2 Samuel, his hair was so luxuriant that he had it cut once a year and it weighed... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Grand Delusion

  

  “The problems of three little people don’t amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world,” Rick memorably quoted in his once safe haven in Casablanca. Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Misplaced Zealotry

  

  Reza Aslan’s book Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth has brought public interest back to the only begotten, and it’s not even Easter time. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• And the Band Played

  

  One of the more curvilinear sequences of numerals has taken on demonic attributes over the centuries. Even the most secular of people, at least in the United... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Fair Country?

  

  One of the lesser known Bruce Springsteen songs is “County Fair.” I hadn’t heard the song until I purchased The Essential Bruce Springsteen some years back... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Power of Magic Again

  

  Magic is everywhere. It may not be real (or it just might). There’s no doubt that Matthew Hutson believes the supernatural has nothing to do with it. The 7... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Where Angels Drink

  

  Moving water is an impressive erosive force. When I have the opportunity to visit family in the western United States, we generally visit a cold, meltwater... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Five Man Electrical Band

  

  I grew up looking for signs. If you sincerely believe the Fundamentalist worldview, then we are all part of a great, divine dramaturgy in which we have... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Resurrinception

  

  Like most profound movies, Inception keeps me coming back repeatedly. I’ve already written a post on how the Theseus and minotaur myth lurk deep within the... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Treasure Hunting

  

  It is raining in Midtown. On my lunch hour I’m in a deserted public square down on my knees with an umbrella over my head. My free hand is reaching under a piec... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• By Jove!

  

  When Zeus is taken seriously in the New York Times, even the open minded scratch their heads. It’s not because any of us really believe Zeus is up their... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Gnostic Agnostic

  

  Hidden knowledge is sweet. Belief in it is very old. Kocku von Stuckrad’s Western Esotericism: A Brief History of Secret Knowledge offers its own kind of... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• God in the Shops

  

  Over the past few weeks, as I’ve been out and about, I’ve been noticing the way that the divine has been utilized by shop-keepers. Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Firelands

  

  Piper Bayard has been a long-time blogging buddy of mine. She’s kind enough to comment on many of my posts and even kinder to like even more. Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2013 BOOKS

• Wars and Holy Wars

  

  An article by James P. Byrd, promoting his new book Sacred Scripture, Sacred War: The Bible and the American Revolution recently appeared in the Washington Post. Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY