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The Offense of Excretion
Ernest Becker wrote: “Excreting is the curse that threatens madness because it shows man in his abject…
Who Is Like the Beast?
The worship of the beast in Revelation 13 takes the form of an acclamation of His uniqueness.…
Blasphemy
The beast of Revelation 13 initiates a double attack against the saints: first blasphemy, then he “makes…
Distinctly Defamatory
In a self-destructive spasm of what we used to call Freudian projection, Michael Sean Winters claims that Archbishop…
Freedom as Authority
More than half a century ago, Roman Catholic philosopher Yves René Simon observed that authority has come…
Kobani, Then and Now
For the past several weeks, the world has been watching Kobani (in Kurdish, Kobanê), a small city…
First Links – 10.27.14
The Imminent Death of the Internet Troll Jake Swearingen, The Atlantic Strange Days Sven Birkerts, Lapham’s Quarterly…
Rites of Access
At the heart of Richard Beck’s brilliant Unclean are two related mistakes that amount to the same mistake. The…
Love and Disgust
Ernest Becker argued that the “self” is not limited to the body but extends to “the things…
Healthy Boundaries
Richard Beck describes love as the overcoming of boundaries, and in defending that description deals with the…
Following the Resurrected
One of the heads of the beast of Revelation 13 is slain and then healed. The term (sphazo)…
The Strategy of the Subpoenas
Newt Gingrich and Vince Haley suggest that the subpoena of sermons and other communications from Houston pastors is an…
The Wisdom of Peter Thiel
Last night, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute hosted a banquet at the University Club in New York City, with…
Conquering Christ
The martyrdom of Christians throughout history, and particularly in the Middle East today, is a living example…
The Obama Effect?
In The American Interest this week, sociologist Peter Berger has a provocative essay on the controversy over…
