I’ve begun reading The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt. Lots of quotes to follow in the coming days. This book is needed reading.
Continue reading “The road to American fragility”Tag: Culture
Current reading and listening
From time to time I like to look back on what I’ve been reading in articles, commentaries, etc., along with podcasts.
Continue reading “Current reading and listening”The American Christian Industrial Complex
In the past two weeks we’ve witnessed yet another key influencer in the evangelical movement “give up” and move on. This one is Joshua Harris of I Kissed Dating Goodby fame (or infamy, as you will). There are two key discussions worth your listen.
Continue reading “The American Christian Industrial Complex”The foolishness of lacking compassion
The things I don’t get list just got a new number hit.
Continue reading “The foolishness of lacking compassion”Court prophets and wilderness prophets
There are too many paragraphs to highlight in this powerful column. But this one is a good one to point out:
Continue reading “Court prophets and wilderness prophets”Christians and the hunger for power
Christianity stands or falls with its revolutionary protest against violence, arbitrariness, and pride of power, and with its plea for the weak. Christians are doing too little to make these points clear … Christendom adjusts itself far too easily to the worship of power. Christians should give more offense, shock the world far more, than they are doing now. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
