What does it mean to be evangelical?A term that applies to between fifteen and forty million Americans should be rather obvious. Yet few words are so commonly used while being so poorly defined. To many people the word evangelical evokes images of the “Religious Right”, of people who . . . . Continue Reading »
Pull up a seat and join the conversation. . . . . Continue Reading »
“Yes, we can,” said Obama. “No, you can’t,” said the bond market. “You can’t borrow $1.8 trillion a year, subsidize the mortgage market, finance the asset-backed securities market, and do all these other things, not at a 3% yield for the 10-year . . . . Continue Reading »
PoMoCon, just across the toolbar, picked up on David Brooks’ paean to lack of imagination in the corporate world on May 21, aptly noting that it was a sequel to his earlier claim that anyone could be Mozart by practicing enough. I had excoriated Brooks for bait-and-switch, that is, claiming . . . . Continue Reading »
Well, the bugs we knew would appear have infested the basement. Commenting right now doesn’t work. I had trouble uploading a photo to go with the last post. And so far, the comments from the Blogger version of SHS have not transported here. But these things will all work themselves out.The . . . . Continue Reading »
Well, the moving van has come and SHS is now ensconced in our new home at First Things. We still have a little unpacking to do. There will be a few bugs for a few days before everything is back to normal. But I am looking forward to an engaging experience.For new readers: Welcome. The first question . . . . Continue Reading »
The Obama administration’s hopes for a diplomatic settlement in which Iran would give up nuclear weapons in return for a greater regional role, including a sphere of influence of sorts in Iraq and a presence in Afghanistan, seem to be flaking apart. A New York Times op-ed this morning by . . . . Continue Reading »
“Are you in or out? asks this tee-shirt from Christianshirts.net.Well, if I’m in, like where the question mark is, am I then the fourth person of the Trinity? Sun, empty cross, estimable bird, and—me?Saint Athanasius, phone home.[rating: . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Reason has somehow become tyrannical; this tyranny manifest itself in broad daylight in ideocratic totalitarianism, but it also threatens liberal democracy. 2. Human beings are subject to an elusive compound of reason and power. The rule of reason is as fragile and tainted as it is . . . . Continue Reading »
Genuine diversity depends, of course, on lives formed by different understandings of the self or soul. Our tradition of diversity has been largely of diverse religious communities. Now we talk so much about diversity because we’re anxiously aware that we’re losing it. Diversity has largely been . . . . Continue Reading »
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