Sex, Mom & God How the Bible’s Strange Take on Sex Led to Crazy Politics—and How I Learned to Love Women (and Jesus) Anyway
Frank Schaeffer is an apostate, and apostates can be a lot of fun. Individuals who are raised in a restrictive religious environment and later decide to reject it usually have interesting tales to tell. Schaeffer... Read More
The Techno-Human Condition
Growing up I always considered the interaction of humanity and technology presented in the original Star Trek series as a fairly accurate representation of the way things would someday go. Technology would continue to cocoon... Read More
Film Review: X-Men First Class
X-Men: First Class addresses the question that has troubled humanity for decades: what if the tensest confrontation of the Cold War era was in fact a proxy battle between mutants? Maybe not, but this fifth... Read More
Book Review: Forged: Writing in the Name of God—Why the Bible’s Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are
In his latest book Forged: Writing in the Name of God—Why the Bible’s Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are, University of North Carolina Professor Bart Ehrman continues to bring to the general public... Read More
Book Review: How to Live the Good Life: A User for Modern Humans by Arthur Jackson
There are many books, secular and religious, that instruct us on how to live the good life. But Arthur Jackson stands apart in grounding his approach on a system of philosophical “wisdom” informed by personal... Read More
American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us
American religion is a conundrum. Americans manage to combine deep religious devotion with wide religious diversity, all the while remaining remarkably tolerant of each other. What factors have shaped the current religious landscape in the... Read More
Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans
Wendell Potter begins his book, Deadly Spin, with a startling admission. After noting that “about 45,000 people die in America every year because they have no health Insurance,” he confesses to being “partly responsible for... Read More