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August 30, 2013

Wedding Photography, Sacrifice, and the ‘Price’ of Citizenship

"The sacral order of the liberal state must be maintained, even at the cost of...

August 29, 2013

ELSEWHERE: How Segregated Is Your City?

The results displayed on this map are fascinating to see. Zooming in, out, and across,...

August 29, 2013

Miley Cyrus and Exchanging Virgin Icons for Sex Icons

Sure, Miley Cyrus' crude dancing crashed that wholesome, virginal image of her. But why were...

August 27, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Papal Calling, or How to Have a Phone Chat with the Pope

If you take a call from a foreign number this week, and the person on...

August 27, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Does Media Violence Lead to the Real Thing?

In a recent New York Times opinion piece, three psychiatrists ask, "Does Media Violence Lead to the Real...

August 27, 2013

The Kiddy Pool: Will You Still Love Me?

"But that is a paradox of the faith, that only my weakness and my emptiness...

August 27, 2013

Four Things Miley’s Twerking Tells Us

People will remember this performance because the girl they watched grow up as Hannah Montana...

August 26, 2013

Science Offers Its Version of Immortality

"Will humans ever stop dying?"

August 26, 2013

Corporate Culture and Christian Thought

"Much of the despondency, cynicism, and unhealthiness in the present day American workplace come because...

August 26, 2013

What It Means to Love 90s Christian Rock—A Free Sample from CaPC Magazine

In this sneak peek from Issue #10 of CaPCMag, Joel Heng Hartse considers how 90's...

August 23, 2013

How Spotify and other Streaming Services Create Legal Artist Sweatshops

"I feel like I'm running an artist sweatshop through my computer."

August 22, 2013

Should Pastors (or any of us) Read the Word on an iPad?

"What message am I sending to my students by reading from my phone instead of...

August 21, 2013

Breaking Bad Broken Down: “Buried”

"Even someone as horrible as Walt can be redeemed, but that doesn't mean that our...

August 20, 2013

Arguing Against Homosexuality Based On Its “Yuck Factor” is Gross

There are better ways to confront homosexuality than stressing how much it might gross you...

August 20, 2013

The Kiddy Pool: To a Wedding, and Beyond

Dreams and weddings and eternity.

August 19, 2013

ELSEWHERE: A Graphic Depiction of How Segregated We Actually Are

A researcher at the University of Virginia has made a map representing every single person...

August 19, 2013

Is “Hookup Culture” Really a Myth?

A study shows that the Hookup Culture is a myth, kinda.

August 15, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Tragic Texts, Tragic Art

Corporate sponsorship. Public service announcement. These are terms that would not seem to go hand-in-hand...

August 15, 2013

How the Psychology of Perseverance Can Help us Understand the Cross

"Insights into human psychology are relevant to understanding the inner struggle of our Lord"

August 14, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Messiah Literally Born in Tennessee

But will he remain Messiah? Or is he destined to live his life as Martin?...

August 14, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Injustice Piles On Top Of Injustice At Guantánamo

When popular author John Grisham found out that Guantánamo detainees were asking for some of his...

August 14, 2013

Wearing ‘Christian’ Clothing Sets You Apart, for More Reasons than One

Wearing a "Christian" article of clothing does not guarantee we will conduct ourselves as Christians.

August 14, 2013

The Kiddy Pool: The Borgias’ Twisted Version of Brotherly Love

Showtime's papal saga echoes with biblical themes of sibling rivalry.

August 14, 2013

Reza Aslan’s Grand Inquisitor

"Dostoyevsky isn’t telling us that the truth was in ourselves, he is telling us that...

August 13, 2013

New Adult Fiction’s Unhealthy Marketing Gimmick

What is "New" Adult Fiction and should we read it?

August 12, 2013

The Bucket List of a Four-Year-Old Kenyan Boy

"My dreams aren’t much different, but I have access to clean water and other health...

August 12, 2013

The Church and Resegregated Schools: A Must Read Sample of CaPC Magazine

Online, everything is free, legally or not. And everyone has an opinion on everything. So...

August 08, 2013

ELSEWHERE: A Missed Connection for the Ages

It's interesting to think about literary genres "coming of age." Often it has to do...

August 08, 2013

CaPC Magazine Issue #9 is Now Available: Community and Education

The Christ and Pop Culture Magazine is available for download in the iOS app store...

August 07, 2013

Ariel Castro and the Quest for Justice

"I think we have to do the best we can here, and leave ultimate justice...

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