Editor’s Introduction We have long believed that one test of being too busy is whether we have time for poetry—if not, we are too…
V for Vendetta (James McTeigue, 2006)
Ideas, violence, and political power Remember, remember the fifth of November, The gunpowder, treason and plot, I know of no reason why the gunpowder…
Introducing Children to Global Culture Through Music
Our children are all over the place with their musical tastes: our 5-year-old son likes anything with a good beat (from rock to bee-bop),…
The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Unbeliever (Christopher Hitchens, 2007)
Arguments for Unbelief To be charitable, one may admit that the religious often seem unaware of how insulting their main proposition actually is. Exchange…
Where Have I Heard That Before? World Rhythms in Cinema
You may not be up on the latest world music, but chances are you’ve heard a wide selection of global grooves in an unlikely…
Lumière v. Méliès: A Cinematic Dichotomy
“In art we are once again able to do all the things we have forgotten...walk on water...speak to angels...move unfettered among the stars.” --Madeline…
Doubt (John Patrick Shanley, 2008)
Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know. --Montaigne How do you feel about people who are certain? Do you find them…
Johnny Cash and the Great American Contradiction: Christianity and the Battle for the Soul of a Nation (Rodney Clapp, 2008)
What do country music legend Johnny Cash, Swiss Reformed theologian Karl Barth, and George W. Bush have in common? By most reasonable estimates, little…
Eliza Gilkyson, Paradise Hotel (2005)
Singing Sharp Beauty into a Broken World I am just a troubadour a tried and true believer if there’s nothing that I can live…
The Reason for God (Tim Keller, 2008)
Engaging Doubt for Clarity’s Sake Some things should become habits of the heart. Things like not agreeing to commitments until we’ve had an adequate…