The Intersection of Faith and Culture
Ok, I admit it: I brag. I am a brag artist. Name-dropper. One-upper. The male equivalent of Kristen Wiig’s Penelope SNL character – you know, the one that’s dated Tony the Tiger and has been to the moon. Ok, maybe I’m not that bad. But ask my friends and they’ll […]
My dehumanization I used to watch a lot of sci-fi movies when I was a kid. My dad was into the weird ’80s stuff, and let me watch things he probably shouldn’t have, like Dune, Total Recall, and Terminator 2. There are lots of sci-fi movies that warn us of […]
What would you say to someone who views feminism as the typical caricature … you know, of… John Stackhouse: An angry lesbian woman who hates men? Well that’s what keeps most of my students from identifying themselves as feminists. Feminism should mean, simply, advocacy on behalf of women because they […]
Why read in this age of Facebook, viral videos and top 10 lists? There they are. All lined up on my shelf, huddled like a clique in the cafeteria. The rest lay in a pile on the floor, like someone yelled “dog-pile!” and then unloaded on them with an Uzi. They’re […]
In our culture, I see apathy and escapism everywhere. I think they go hand in hand. I hear them in simple phrases, like, “It’s alright,” “It doesn’t matter,” “No one is going to care,” “Don’t worry about it,” “You can only do so much,” “Do what you want,” “Whatever.” I […]
People often ask me what kind of music I like. I’ve found that the most true, all-encompassing answer to them is this: “Music you would probably call ‘depressing.”’ Although I don’t find it depressing. I actually enjoy a healthy portion of melancholy in my headphones. But it wasn’t until I […]