Steveawiggins

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4660 )

• Conflict Management

  

  Conflict has come to dominate the twenty-first century in an unhealthy way. No longer do religions, political parties, or even scholars of different... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Monster Guides

  

  Reluctantly, almost begrudgingly, society seems to be accepting horror as a genre of more than cheap thrills, blood, and gore. Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Bounce Back

  

  Bounce-backs are when an author receives a rejection letter and immediately emails the publisher back. They are some of the worse ways to ensure future prospect... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Time for Golem

  

  I don’t claim to understand how the film industry works. My two books on horror and religion deal with interpreting the movies, not their native cinematic... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Home Alone

  

  Due to circumstances beyond my control (and what other kind of circumstances are there, anyway?), I recently had to spend a few days alone. Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Truly Exceptional?

  

  Exceptionalism seems to be in the air these days. Most recently it’s become a plank in the Republican platform—America is God’s own chosen nation (despite what... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Believing Beyond

  

  The closing line “I’ll come back to you—in the sunlight” is all I remembered from this little book. Perhaps I hadn’t read it all the way through, but likely I... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Bethlehem’s Grinch

  

  We’ve got a Grinch around Bethlehem, according to Nextdoor.com. A guy driving around stealing boxes from porches, in broad daylight. According to home security... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Chick Tracks

  

  Goodreads isn’t the only booklover’s website, but it is one that publishers pay attention to. Having a following on Goodreads helps for making marketing... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Preserving Culture

  

  When I travel (remember travel?) I try to visit the places of famous writers. It doesn’t matter much whether I’ve read a lot of their material; I know kindred... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Roll out the Memories

  

  That takes me back a bit. It’s also a great idea. The Epic of Gilgamesh tablet 5 rolling pin, that is. A friend shared Farrell Monaco’s blog with me and the... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Biblerama

  

  Perhaps you’ve heard—the New Revised Standard Version is being updated. Stop the presses! I’m sure that everyone has been anticipating this as much as biblical... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Turning Point

  

  As the “Keep Christ in Christmas” crowd gears up for another Yuletide season, its capitalistic brother wonders about how good Christians will shop during a... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Mere Christianities

  

  While reading about the experience of an American Catholic who’d gone to Rome (check out this post), something in particular struck me. Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Internet Nowhere

  

  So I wake up early. I’ve been trying for years now to learn to sleep in a bit. Somehow my body got to thinking the outrageous commute schedule to New York City... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Bethlehem

  

  Now that the holiday season is upon us, I guess it’s okay to post about the upcoming. It’s actually pretty hard to avoid, living so near Bethlehem. Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Anticipation

  

  My work computer was recently upgraded. I, for one, am quickly tiring of uppity software assuming it knows what I need it to do. Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Money Days

  

  Those of us who live in caves (figuratively) have trouble filling all this in. Not a great fan of capitalism, I find “Black Friday” a troubling add-on to the... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• No Dolls Required

  

  Moving is a never-ending process. We’ve had some new neighbors move in next door over the past couple of weeks. Seeing their boxes reminded me that we have... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• New Twilight

  

  The strange thing about The Twilight Zone is its ability to endure in the minds of those exposed to it at an early age. Often it’s more the image of it, that... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY