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Weary of Culture-Warring
The landmark ruling in Hobby Lobby induced a heavy sigh in the chests of some Christians who…
First Links — 7.29.14
From Super to Nuts James Bowman, Arma Virumque Is Competent Authoritarianism Too Much to Ask For? John…
Politics and the Romantic Comedy
Over at Grantland, Wesley Morris traces the shift in romantic comedy in the 1980s to the politicization of…
Food Purity
Mark tells us in a parenthetical aside that Jesus purged all meats, and Peter saw a vision…
Lulz
Gabriella Coleman has done field work on the group “Anonymous,” and argues in Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy that…
Uncool
Salvatore Basile’s fascinating history of air conditioning, Cool, examines the technology and its penetration into American life. He…
Birth from Heaven
Here’s an odd thing. Revelation 12 begins with a clear vision of incarnation and exaltation: A woman…
Limited Sovereignty?
Reformed theology has always stressed the utter sovereignty of God. He has planned all things, and works…
Why Did ISIS Destroy the Tomb of Jonah?
On Friday, the media reported that ISIS, the Islamist group that has established a “caliphate” in parts…
Is Religious Adherence Bad for the Economy?
Last week on NPR, science correspondent Shankar Vedantam reported that Muslim-majority countries see slowed economic growth as…
First Links — 7.28.14
Middle Earth Has Ruined Our Imagination Josephine Livingstone, Prospect On N. T. Wright’s 1658-page Book Simon Gathercole,…
All the dating terms you didn’t know but were afraid to ask about
We are pleased to offer the below definitions to help clarify some of the most misunderstood terms…
Abominable to Egyptians
Moses tells Pharaoh that Israel has to leave Egypt to perform their sacrifice before Yahweh because what…
Faith, Science, Wisdom
Science and faith seem to be at odds. Many have suggested that’s because believers look to faith…
Melvillian
In a short story called “The Fog-horn,” Ray Bradbury wrote of his most important prose-poems: “One day…
