Some wise words from Terrence Malick’s Tree of Life
“I wanted to be loved because I was great; A big man. I’m nothing. Look at the glory around us; trees, birds. I lived in shame. I dishonored it all, and didn’t notice the glory. I’m a foolish man.”
Confessions of an Ex-Postmodernist
“Confessions of an Ex-Postmodernist” Patheos just published this essay, a summary of how I rethought Christianity through the lens of postmodern thought and, most importantly, how I have come through recent trauma to rethink my “postmodern Christianity.” Check it out.
Defying the Certainty of the Christian Right
Killing the Buddha has published my recent piece on “Defying the Certainty of the Christian Right.” Check it out.
An Act That Enabled Acceptance – The New York Times
“Certainly, the longevity of our union also owes a great debt to honest communication and creative problem solving. The wedding photo is a good example. We put it up only after we grew tired of deliverymen and repairmen and housecleaners asking if she was my sister, or my nurse. Some have even called her a…
FAITH: Atheism is Wasted on The Nonbeliever, by Richard Rodriguez | The Value of Sparrows
“I believe in Jesus Christ, the Christ who was a loser in human history — destroyed by this world — whose life reveals in its generosity and tragedy the most complete and challenging version of theism I know. What the New Atheists do not comprehend is that the crucifix cannot be mocked. It is itself…
My New Book, What Comes After Occupy?
I just published What Comes After Occupy? The Regional Politics of Resistance (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015). Here’s the blurb from the back cover: Occupy Wall Street, as centered in New York City, received much publicity. Little attention, however, has been granted to the hundreds of Occupy groups in marginal locations whose creative politics were certainly not limited…
Knuckles Muldoon: Or, One Viewpoint on the Plural Nature of the Liberal Arts
What follows is an article focused on the nature of the liberal arts as it relates to the creation of knowledge. It will be published in the DC Magazine in the next few months. *** Meet Knuckles Muldoon. Knuckles has, yes, knuckles, but he is less a fighter than a lover at first glance. He is…
Alison Bechdel Draws a Fun Home Coda — Vulture
For my students in EN 290, who appeared to love FUN HOME: Alison Bechdel Draws a Fun Home Coda — Vulture.
