Jussie Smollett, Aaron Sorkin, And The Decline Of Grace
The racially entangled hoaxes involving Jussie Smollett, and Atticus Finch, show our cultural zeitgeist is choosing tribalism before tolerance.
‘The Kid Who Would Be King’ Offers A Timely Lesson On The Importance Of Mythology
Although it seems doomed for box office failure, ‘The Kid Who Would Be King’ stands out as a children’s movie that refuses to rehash the same old lessons.
This Book Ably Dissects The Contradictions At The Heart Of Postmodernism
Canadian critic Paul Gosselin’s ‘Flight from the Absolute’ is a skillful dissection of the many and various ways postmodernism and its institutional enforcers are undermining society.
The West Isn’t Committing Suicide, It’s Dying Of Natural Causes
Jonah Goldberg’s ‘Suicide of the West’ fails to acknowledge that the threat to liberal democratic capitalism is far deeper than tribalism or nationalism gone awry.
If ‘A Wrinkle In Time’ Is Stripped Of Its Christian Themes, The Film Can Only Disappoint
Christianity isn’t just a minor element of Madeleine L’Engle’s fantastic story, it’s at the deepest center.
What C.S. Lewis Can Teach Us About America’s Pronoun Wars
While the pronoun wars may be new to America, the writings of C.S. Lewis show that the fight over language as a way of controlling the mind is nothing new.
6 Rules For Good Government From The World Of Narnia
The Narnian government was the opposite in almost every aspect to modern forms of government. Let’s look at C.S. Lewis’s suggestions for an ideal government.
Goodbye To The Minister Of Magic, Actor Robert Hardy
‘Harry Potter’ and ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ actor Robert Hardy was a timeless performer who studied under J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis.
What Would Discovering Alien Life Mean For Christianity? Probably Nothing
If you want me to believe in an alien, show me its body, and then we’ll talk. If this happens, it will not be jarring to my Christian faith.
5 Big Things To Know And Celebrate About G.K. Chesterton
Today, 86 years after his death, we’re reminded that joviality and wisdom can do more to woo a culture than any austere dogma ever could.
Promoting ‘Captain Underpants’ To Reluctant Readers Doesn’t Help Them
Kids don’t need potty humor and malicious pranks to start reading books. They just need a good, interesting story.
Harvard Professor Accidentally Illustrates How His Kind Has Destroyed The Humanities
Harvard’s James Simpson and likeminded scholars have selectively wielded their theoretical chainsaws to disfigure the humanities into hideous totems of ideology and politics.
Yes, Men And Women Can Be ‘Just Friends,’ Despite Our Hypersexed Culture
Marriage has not been weakened by the increase of the friend zone. To the contrary, our narrowing and sexualization of friendship has hurt marriage.
I Hate The Internet, And You Should, Too
Join me, friends! We should all take our own little part in the Great Internet Revolt of 2017.
Eating Brains Shows Reza Aslan Doesn’t Have Any, Or A Chest
When a scholar and author is caught on camera eating human brains with a Hindu cult, it’s not just a shock to convention. It’s an insult to conscience.
Inside The Quiet, Prophetic Politics Of C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis’ theological impact is widely noted, but a new book by Justin Buckley Dyer and Micah J. Watson, ‘C. S. Lewis on Politics and the Natural Law,’ persuasively argues his work is also of great political significance.
Here Are The Media Hottakes We’d See If The Chronicles Of Narnia Were Released This Year
Here’s how our politically obsessed and ideologically sequestered press would report on C.S. Lewis’s classic children’s fantasy series.
How This New Year Can Be An Opportunity For A New Life
Something about the arrival of a new year can put a crack in your wall of fear. As trite as it may sound, it really can provide a fresh start to begin anew.
Hygge Helps Explain Millennials’ Longing For Reenchantment
Americans’ desire for the Scandinavian concept of ‘coziness’ indicates a spiritual longing, one that speaks to the shortcomings of our demystified culture.
‘Westworld’ Is Actually A Thoughtful Meditation On Suffering And Consciousness
Critics of HBO’s ‘Westworld’ say all the plot twists hide shoddy storytelling. But the show is telling a profound story about suffering and consciousness.
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