Category
Literature
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Literature
Satanism and His Dark Materials
The Chalcedon Foundation presents an 18-count “indictment” of Philip Pullman and his hugely popular series. The charge? Promoting satanism.
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Literature, Books
Quick Review: 100 Cupboards by N. D. Wilson
When I read fantasy, I have exacting standards. For my money, my ideal reaction to Book One is “Hmm” or “I wonder…”; all through the last book, I hope to shout, “Of course!”, turning pages as fast as I possibly can. What a writer should not want, under any circumstances, is for me to say too often “Saw that one coming.” And if I am muttering, “Figures,” at any time during Book One, I will probably not continue reading the series. At the end of 100 Cupboards, I said “Hmm.”
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Movies, Literature
Finally!
Peter Jackson has finally settled his dispute with New Line, clearing the way for not one but two Hobbit movies.
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Theology, Literature
Why Christians Should Read More Fiction-Redux
11.29.07 | Permalink | 3 Comments
We must come to understand story–its power, yes, but also its origin in the story: that we live in exile, but we need not remain there, weeping by the river in a foreign land. Our God heard and answered before we called, and He came to us, and redeemed us, in the person called Jesus of Nazareth.
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Literature, Culture 2
Camille Paglia on “Climate Crisis”
In which I toss my hat into the “foolishness-of-atheism ring” in response to a revealing quote from one of my favorite critics.
This facile attribution of climate change to human agency is an act of hubris. Good stewardship of the environment is an ethical imperative for every nation. But breast-beating hysteria merely betrays impious tunnel vision. […]
