It was a common view among the Christians who attended this prestigious Ivy League college that one should get “B”s for Christ. Striving for…
David John Seel, Jr.
David John Seel, Jr., PhD (University of Maryland) is a cultural-renewal entrepreneur and social-impact consultant with expertise in the dynamics of cultural change. His latest book is The New Copernicans: Millennials and the Survival of the Church (2018). He lives with his wife on a historic farm in Pennsylvania and blogs at www.ncconversations.com.
Socrates Café: A Fresh Taste of Philosophy (Christopher Phillips, 2001)
There is a danger in both Christian families and Christian schools that indoctrination is taken for education. Nothing could be farther from the truth.…
Sex and Real Estate: Why We Love Houses (Marjorie Garber, 2000)
Perhaps it is more pronounced here than in other places. But the evidence seems to indicate otherwise. Dallas, Texas, is the real estate capital…
The Risk of Education: Discovering Our Ultimate Destiny (Luigi Giussani, 2001)
For those who consciously connect apprenticeship to Jesus with its cultural impact, there is a new form of ecumenism emerging. Among some thinkers the…
Love Walked Among Us: Learning to Love Like Jesus (Paul E. Miller, 2001)
I knew instantly that I had to read Love Walked Among Us: Learning to Love Like Jesus, by Paul E. Miller. “Learning to love…
The World According to Abercrombie & Fitch
Culture / Discernment / Ordinary Life
What do a naked man and woman sitting on a horse bareback have to do with selling T-shirts and shorts? Everything, if the clothes…
Inherit the Wind (Stanley Kramer, 1960)
"As long as a prerequisite for that shining paradise is bigotry, ignorance, and hate, I say to hell with it.” — Henry Drummond, Playing…
Overfed but Undernourished: Reality Television
In many ways, Reality TV may be the best example of many characteristics of television in the future.” ~Herb Terry (associate professor of communications…
Meet Your Neighborhood Neopagan
With the Gaia ponderings of Lilith Fair and the post-apocalyptic blow-up of the Burning Man festival in the desert of Nevada, the summer of…
Would Jesus Mosh? How Christian is Christian Heavy Metal?
One of the questions I gave my high school students on their Rhetoric Final Exam was “Can Hardcore Music be Christian?” It was a…