Culture Watch

Duane Shank 3-01-2002

Jewish-Christian "dialogue" is too often just that—an intellectual, theological discussion with no grounding in shared experience.

Walter Wink 3-01-2002

All Christianity has to give, and all it needs to give, is the myth of the human Jesus.

My friends and I are young and hip. We buy local, ride bikes, vote for Nader, and we do not despise conspiracy theory.

Molly Marsh 1-01-2002

The term reconciliation carries such a chord of optimism; it conjures images of issues resolved and friendships re-established. But it’s usually wrenching work.

Daniel Tepfer 1-01-2002

Understanding Islam, by Thomas W. Lippman, is a thorough history of Islam and its adherents from a geopolitical perspective.

Wayne A. Holst 1-01-2002

When people think of Jean Vanier, certain impressions come to mind

Carrie Newcomer 1-01-2002

Friends, this song is called "I Heard an Owl," and it was written two days after the Sept. 11 tragedy.

Molly Marsh 1-01-2002

Grace Notes

Kimberly Burge 1-01-2002
Artists speak the language of the heart.
The song has again become a vital statement of hope and even a resource for resistance.
Beth Isaacson 1-01-2002

At first, listening to A Time to Sing!

Bob Hulteen 1-01-2002

Definitional books come around about once a decade.

Marie Dennis 1-01-2002

She Who Is: The Mystery of God in Feminist Theological Discourse, by Elizabeth Johnson (Crossroad/Herder & Herder).

Chris Byrd 11-01-2001

Birminghamians live with their history more than most Americans, and Birmingham's story is linked to the nation's history more than most cities.

Danny Duncan Collum 11-01-2001

For more than 20 years, Elie Wiesel has been America's official bearer of memory, keeper of accounts, and arbiter of propriety regarding the Holocaust.

Danny Duncan Collum 11-01-2001

‘‘The [Harry Potter computer] game will feature a series of challenges, all inspired by the original book's storyline..."

Teresa Blythe 11-01-2001

Although a "show about nothing" may seem to offer us little to ponder theologically, we need only look at the Jewish tradition of seeking wisdom to see connections to Seinfeld.

Joe Roos 11-01-2001

Christopher Hitchens, in this illuminating assessment of Henry Kissinger's war crimes, reports on a filmed 1998 interview with Michael Korda, senior editor of Simon and Schuster. 

The Editors 11-01-2001

Four culture recommendations from our editors

For organizers: Theology 101.