For those of you interested in religion on the web, which is presumably pretty much every one of you: I’m pleased to say that my old friend Julia Duin (pronounced “dean”) is now the anchor of the Washington Post ‘s “Under God” blog. Here is her first item , a . . . . Continue Reading »
In his Thursday Column , Rusty Reno comments on a new book by Victor Lee Austin and makes some enlightening comments about authority (later amplified here ). With the exception I note below, I do not disagree with Rusty, but I think the discussion would profit by expressly distinguishing several . . . . Continue Reading »
Consider the words of “forestboar” (Rev. Lincoln Winter): Embalming has its origins in customs every bit as pagan as cremation. Yet for some reason, these customs have been adopted almost uncritically by Christians, while cremation is still seen as a problem. Is embalming bad? I suppose . . . . Continue Reading »
1. America’s Royal Family One of the things that’s often forgotten is that, by virtue of the annexation of Hawaii as a state, the United States does have a royal family — one with no constitutional status, but one which is also widely recognized within one state of the fifty. The . . . . Continue Reading »
Yesterday I wrote my Thursday column about the ways in which authority contributes to both natural and supernatural human flourishing. A friend wrote me to protest that, while he certainly agreed about the positive role of authority in political life, my examples of those who wrongly imagine we can . . . . Continue Reading »
I can remember when internet content presented itself to me as an unexpected bounty of thoughtful essays, articles, and shorter form stuff. There was a time when I read every single post at National Review’s The Corner (a blog started early in the last decade) and regularly checked in on the . . . . Continue Reading »
This article suggests that denominational representation at denominationally-affiliated colleges and universities is declining. An (not the) explanation? The perceived high cost of a Christian education alongside drops in denominational loyalty have contributed to the changing demographics . . . . . . . . Continue Reading »
In today’s online article at Books & Culture , Marcus Goodyear explains a new poetry game on Twitter where poets tweet lines of poetry on a particular topic in an effort to outwit each other. The purpose, Goodyear remarks, is to remind us that poetry is fun: In the end, Tweet Speak Poetry . . . . Continue Reading »
We’ve discussed this before, but I think it bears repeating. Chimpanzees—because of their genetic similarity to us—still provide a crucial, albeit limited role, in medical research. For example, HIV is thought to have infected humans from chimps. But what kills . . . . Continue Reading »
In honor of those who put their faith and fate in the hands of swirling balls of dust . . . According to [the Minnesota Planetarium Society’s Parke] Kunkle, there really should be a 13th sign, Ophiuchus. It seems the Babylonians who invented the zodiac skipped Ophiuchus because they wanted . . . . Continue Reading »
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