Steveawiggins

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• Permanently Changing

  

  Classifying the world of thought into “eastern” and “western” is a gross oversimplification. Nevertheless we require some handles by which to grip this... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Google Scholarship

  

  The other day I had to check something on Google Scholar for work. Since our computers now know who we are, mine asked if I would like to update my profile on... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Laughing Maher

  

  I recently rewatched Bill Maher’s Religulous. I posted on it some years ago, but time changes perspectives. Thinking back over the fun he makes against the... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Birth of Nightmares

  

  It’s often said that it takes a village to raise a child. A similar idea lies behind the writing of a book. Sure, the lion’s share of the research and writing... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Summer of Horror

  

  Summer vacation—or at least what used to be known as summer vacation—is winding down. Unlike most years when the season is marked by a carefree sense of time of... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Birth of Horror

  

  In both Holy Horror and Nightmares with the Bible I concern myself with horror films that have appeared since 1960. I’m not enough of a cinema studies type to... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Creation of Horror

  

  I recently read the article “The Christian Worldview of Annabelle: Creation” by Neil Gravino on Horror Homeroom. I’m pleased to see that the complex world of... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• More Than Kids’ Stuff

  

  Children and Young Adult literature (which has its own Library of Congress acronym!) has come a long way since I was a kid. Don’t get me wrong—I enjoyed the... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Mummy’s Daddy

  

  Now that I’ve broached the subject of the Agade listserv, I’m bound to find some interesting stories therein. The title of this blog “Sects and Violence in the... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Upgraded at Last

  

  Those who pay close attention to labels may have noticed the tag “Neo-Luddism” appended to some of my blog posts. Luddites were nineteenth-century protestors... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Marching Down the Middle

  

  It is true that I have a fondness for nineteenth-century British novels. Even though they often lack a strong speculative element they tend to be gothic, at... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Never Too Late

  

  In these weary days of bleak news, I’m always glad to find a bit of cheer. A friend recently shared the story of Giuseppe Paternò from The Guardian.... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Etymological Serpents

  

  Snakes get a bad rap. There are biological, evolutionary reasons people tend to fear them (some are dangerous and the way they move is literally creepy), but... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Agade

  

  The word “listserv” feels abrupt to me, as if someone couldn’t be bothered to type one more “e” to give the reader a sense of satisfied completion. Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• A Slice of Childhood

  

  Few names from childhood are as well known as Dr. Seuss. When my wife and I read Theodor Seuss Geisel, in the Lives and Legacies series, we realized that neithe... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Parable of the Doves

  

  A loud flapping of wings. I looked out my window in time to see a mourning dove land on the roof opposite with audible bump. The poor thing sat there, looking... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Fiction

  

  All writing is fiction. I suppose that requires some unpacking. One of the first things we do when we approach a piece of writing is answer the question “what... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Holy Smoke

  

  I’m not inclined to read news about drug use, and, to be honest, I barely have time to read about the culture of ancient Israel any more. Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Zoom Game

  

  Perhaps you’ve notice it too. The technology blame-game, I mean. Although it’s grown more acute since the pandemic, it has been around for as long as the tech... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Back in the Zone

  

  In general I’m a fan of reading the book before seeing the movie. In some cases, however, the written version comes later. A few months back I started to have... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY