Her books have sold over a hundred million copies, making her one of the most widely read authors in the modern era. Until recently, Anne Rice’s name was synonymous with “popular vampire fiction.” Her gorey gothic romances have been adapted into Hollywood films and television productions.
More recently, however, to the chagrin of many of her [...]
Where have all the gentlemen gone? In honor of President’s Day, CNN.com has an article on Tips from President Washington’s Self-help Manual. It’s enlightening to read just how hardcore some of these tips are, especially in today’s culture. There is, however, some insight for us today. The underlying question that guides these tips is: How [...]
Tagged gentlemanners, George Washington, President's Day, respect, self-help tipsOver the last couple of years I’ve read a number of books on or about depression in different ways. When I could concentrate enough to read. Two books I read early on I’ve mean to write about for some time:Speaking of Sadness
By David A. Karp
Karp is a sociology professor at Boston College. He is not [...]
What is the Christian response to the New Atheism, especially in light of the recent release of the major motion picture of Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass–the first part of his fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials, an atheistic reaction to Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia?
Consider this article in the Wall Street Journal, especially this quotation [...]
How do atheists celebrate Christmas? The ever articulate, never boring, Dinesh D’Souza asks this question here.
My other question is WHY do atheists celebrate Christmas?
The new atheists like Sam Harris, Philip Pullman and Christopher Hitchens like to claim that religion, and Christianity in particular, is responsible for the bulk of the world’s woes. If [...]
That is the headline from Reuters earlier this week. Calling for a boycott of the recent film based on the controversial trilogy, His Dark Materials, by Philip Pullman, the Vatican statement elaborates: “when man tries to eliminate God from his horizon, everything is reduced, made sad, cold and inhumane”. Also according to Reuters, the [...]
Tagged Atheism, boycott, Catholic Church, controversy, Daniel Craig, film, Golden Compass, His Dark Materials, Iorek, materialism, Nicole Kidman, Philip Pullman, Vatican
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