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• Going Green

  

  It’s easy to get eager at this point in the year.  A month and a half after Groundhog Day, we’re at St. Patrick’s, and just a few days from the equinox itself. Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Thinking, Critically

  

  A woman—I don’t know her name—photobombed a Russian newscast with a sign telling the Russian people that they’re being lied to.  Detained by police, her... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Monasticism

  

  The other day I was reading about monasticism (as one does), and something curious occurred.  The article, which was describing a famous monastery, mentioned... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• D Evil

  

  The Devil, they say, is in the details. T. J. Wray and Gregory Mobley look into those details in The Birth of Satan: Tracing the Devil’s Biblical Roots. Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Saving What?

  

  It’s soul-tormenting.  For those who always awake in the dark, February starts to offer the hope of some early morning light.  It brings cheer and optimism... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Thinking About It Made Me Do It, I Suppose. Watch The Fly...

  

  Thinking about it made me do it, I suppose. Watch The Fly, that is. This is a movie I grew up knowing about. I knew the basic plot but somehow was never in the... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Lenten Friday

  

  I thought something was on fire when I first saw it.  A plume of black smoke rising against a backdrop of lowering, sullen clouds in a late winter sky.  Then I... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Discovering Diaries

  

  When you move, there are always things that get lost.  I wrote about Nietzsche recently, but one of the puzzles from my latest move, now approaching four years... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• When Bible Met Horror

  

  My colleague (if I may be so bold) Brandon Grafius has recently published a piece titled “What Can Horror Teach Us about the Bible?” in Sojourners. Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• In War’s Domain

  

  Good for absolutely nothing, to borrow the wisdom of Edwin Starr, war has again marred Europe.  We could see it coming from afar because people keep electing... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Ghost Religion

  

  Ghosts are back in.  If they were ever out, that is.  A recent article by Daniel S. Wise in Religion Dispatches asks “What Can a Real Life Haunting Tell Us abou... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Wordle

  

  Each year in late capitalism seems to begin with a new fad.  This has been pronounced with the pandemic (which I almost wrote as “academic”) keeping people... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Underestimated

  

  Under-printing, ironically, can create great demand.  Books are generally under-printed because publishers don’t see much of a market for them. Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Archive

  

  Publishers hate it, but I bless its holy name.  The Internet Archive is a major boon for “independent scholars.” If you’re not familiar with it, the Archive is ... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Horror Shortly

  

  Some short books have an outsized punch. Especially when dealing with a large topic such as “horror.” This isn’t just horror movies, which could easily fill suc... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• First Books

  

  It was back in the day when I believed a book was the final word.  Remember those times?  (I have a suspicion that many Republicans really are longing for the... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Better Things

  

  It’s only a store brand, but still.  Maybe like me you remember opening a box of Raisin Bran and pouring out the first bowl.  And finding only bran.  Maybe a... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Reconnecting

  

  Not using the internet for 48 hours isn’t the same as not being able to use the internet for that length of time.  Even politicians (who are notoriously slow... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• I Have to Confess to Having Known Very Little About Goats...

  

  I have to confess to having known very little about goats. Although one book does not an expert make, I still feel that I know quite a bit more now than when I... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Outernet

  

  Once in a while (ahem), I interject a note of caution regarding technology.  This blog has been part of my daily routine for over a dozen years.  I try to post... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY