The Parrhesians
Evangelicalism and Culture
Essays on the evangelical world and the culture around it.
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Manipulation is the Spirit of Witchcraft (and Emotional Sabotage)
Witchcraft is making a comeback in America, but probably not in the way you think. Studies show that the dark arts are finding greater levels of appeal among Millennials as more and more people…
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Thinking Christianly about Disagreement | Part 2: N.B. Dialogue Is Defunct
Why Engage (Again)? In my first post, I broached the question why we should engage with others who do not share our core convictions, values or views. It feels futile. Why waste…
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Thinking Christianly about Disagreement | Part 1: Why Engage?
Disagreeing with obstinate buffoons is hard work. We’ll get to that in later posts and explore best practices for doing it. In this first post, I want to take a step…
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The Libido for the Ugly Truth
“Here is something that the psychologists have so far neglected: the love of ugliness for its own sake, the lust to make the world intolerable. Its habitat is the United States. Out…
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The Moscow Mood or Mud and Blood?
Thomas Howard, in a discussion with Ken Myers, contrasts rational and earthy wisdom through C.S. Lewis’ “Till We Have Faces.” He highlights the priest of Ungit’s deeper understanding versus the Fox’s superficial…
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Evan-Jezebel
Jezebel is alive and well in the American Evangelical Church The Spirits of the Age There are certain spiritual archetypes at work in the world, and they follow spiritual patterns. Some of these…