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Home: Core Subjects: Culture and Civilization: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Culture and Civilization: LINKS_PAGEArticles:Some Implications of the Word “Culture” - Margaret VisserThe word "culture" is a battleground. Past meanings of the word have recently been routed once again and "culture," as redefined by members of the academy, has been made the field of study of a new discipline: Cultural Studies. Explaining some of the assumptions made by the proponents of this new definition of culture, I shall also show that it ultimately owes something to Christianity - in spite of the fact that part of the project of Cultural Studies is a diminishment of taking any religion, especially Christianity, seriously. Christians need to know how to speak to people who accept "culture" as it is currently defined, how to listen to what is being said, and how to respond. Read more... Spiritual History 101: How Did We Get to the Edge? - PETER KREEFTThe story of our civilization can be told from different viewpoints. The history books usually tell it from only one point of view, and not the most important one at that. Read more... Standing on the Mound: The Virtues of Baseball - Elizabeth Thecla MauroIf Jesus wants us to become as children, then baseball reminds us that His charge is not an impossible one to keep, for baseball is a game of folly and deep faith. It disdains the cynic and reminds us of some of the most dramatic, awe-inspiring moments detailed in Scripture. Read more... Start using ‘Allah’ instead of God? - Kathleen ParkerIt was bound to happen — and it seems fitting that a cleric named Tiny would think of it. Read more... Supreme Court Supplants Parents - Daniel CereWith this month's ruling, the judges of the Supreme Court of Canada placed themselves between parents and their children and sided with those pressing for the inclusion of gay-parenting literature. The decision clearly signaled that the role of parents as primary moral guides for their children's education is now "subject to judicial review" by our nine lords of the law. Read more... Ten Conservative Principles - Russell KirkIt is not possible to draw up a neat catalogue of conservatives' convictions; nevertheless, I offer you, summarily, ten general principles; it seems safe to say that most conservatives would subscribe to most of these maxims. Read more... Ten suggestions - David WarrenBecause I am a bit of an anomaly in the Canadian "mainstream media" -- because I am, to put no finer point upon it, not only rather conservative in my political outlook, but what is called a "social conservative"; and as one of my critics once patiently explained, "not just conservative, but Christian; and not just Christian, but Catholic" -- because of this I get many e-mails. Read more... Thank God America Isn't Like Europe — Yet - Charles MurrayDo we want the United States to be like Europe? Read more... The Barbarians at the Gates of Paris - Theodore DalrympleEveryone knows la douce France: the France of wonderful food and wine, beautiful landscapes, splendid châteaux and cathedrals. More tourists (60 million a year) visit France than any country in the world by far. Read more... The Book of James - Joseph LoconteA century ago, the psychologist, philosopher, and agnostic William James delivered the prestigious Gifford Lectures at the University of Edinburgh. His 20 addresses were published in 1902 as The Varieties of Religious Experience, which soon became one of the most widely read works on religious belief by an American. Read more... Pages: [<<] ... 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ... [>>] Related Categories:Pages Updated On: 17-Nov-2009 - 18:10:33
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