Tenderness in Moonlight
by Eve TushnetIn a hard world it’ll kill you to be gentle. That’s the message of the first two-thirds of Moonlight. But it is also a story about men’s need to be tender. Continue Reading »
Making Better Men
by Alexi SargeantLet us not confuse a stumbling search for chivalry with the different and dingier paradigm of manliness we see too many public figures pursuing. Continue Reading »
America’s Lost Boys
by Samuel D. JamesYoung men with less than a four-year degree are spending their days unemployed and unmarried, but not un-amused. Continue Reading »
Rescuing Warriors from Muscular Christianity
by Greg ForsterMathew, I don’t think we can reduce the role of the warrior in the Bible as low as you place it. Believe me, I share your desire to bear witness against the degraded, culturally captive self-parody that “muscular Christianity” has always been. But it seems to me that warfare as a purpose of human life is, unfortunately, much more central than you allow. Continue Reading »
The Killer Instinct
by Sally ThomasA friend of mine, in her college days, had a bumper sticker that offered this peaceful counsel: Don’t Buy War Toys. Once, she and a companion were stuck in a traffic jam on the highway, next to several young men in a pickup on their way home from deer hunting. The traffic was creeping along, one . . . . Continue Reading »
Man and Machine
by VariousMan and Machine William A. Dembski’s “Are We Spiritual Machines?” (October 1999) challenges the spiritualistic materialism of strong Artificial Intelligence enthusiasts such as Marvin Minsky with arguments that are among the best I have ever seen. There are no doubt other Christians with Mr. . . . . Continue Reading »
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