Category Archives: world view

Did you change your mind this past year?

Posted on January 8, 2008 by igalindo

Some time ago we posted a link to a great site called “I used to believe.” It’s a fun look at the naturally quirky world of children’s epistemology. We all used to believe something as children that we no longer … Continue reading →

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Birds Named More and Better

Posted on January 1, 2008 by jbennett

Maybe it’s just my imagination, but I think I heard more voices than ever this year suggesting that we consider toning down the cultural excesses of Christmas gift-giving.  We’ve certainly not eliminated gift-giving in my world of family and friends, but … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 7, 2007 by igalindo
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Ideas people fall in love with

Posted on November 7, 2007 by igalindo

It seems that we have a tendency of falling in love with certain concepts now and again. Some of these concepts come and go, others are more pernicious. Some concepts become popular, then wane with time or over-familiarity. What I … Continue reading →

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Cut Flowers, Sheilaism, and Other Unsurprising Offspring

Posted on October 22, 2007 by jbennett

Many of us have followed the work being done at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on the religious beliefs of American teens.  “Moralistic therapeutic deism” now rolls off our tongues with growing ease, though it does nothing … Continue reading →

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Protracted adolescence

Posted on October 16, 2007 by igalindo

At a recent conference the dialogue got sidetracked on the question about when the “new middle age” begins (I’ll confess that it was my fault, I begged the question). The participants had fun guessing and throwing out ages from 45 … Continue reading →

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What’s the key? Do you know?

Posted on September 7, 2007 by igalindo

I’m the kind that’s wired with a thirst for knowledge and wisdom. As a child one of my favorite books was Proverbs, in the Bible. My dad introduced me to it, extolling the virtues of acquiring wisdom. Seeking wisdom and … Continue reading →

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Jedus Mek De Bline Man See

Posted on September 5, 2007 by mcanaday

During my late high school and college years I drove a Royal Crown Cola truck delivering RC Colas (no moon-pies!) in Beaufort County, South Carolina. My daily routes led me into the backwater areas of the lowcountry. Every Friday I … Continue reading →

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Paglia on Religion and the Arts in America

Posted on September 3, 2007 by igalindo

Arion: A Journal of Humanities and the Classics is a favorite journal that, when I have opportunity, savor more than just read. It fills the lacuna of my formal cultural education. The on-line version of Arion journal for Spring/Summer 2007 … Continue reading →

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Interesting places

Posted on August 28, 2007 by igalindo

Tomorrow marks the official “back to school” mark for me with the requisite faculty “retreat” (that in quotes as there’s nothing akin to a retreat about it. Let’s all just admit that it’s work-related, therefore work). So, summer is officially … Continue reading →

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