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July 2013

July 09, 2013

The Kiddy Pool: Andrew Solomon’s ‘Far From the Tree’

"The challenge, it seems, is learning to love our children for who they are, for...

July 02, 2013

The Kiddy Pool: Taking A Slower Family Path

"Parenting often seems about helping children 'get ahead,' accruing social capital in childhood to translate...

May 2013

May 23, 2013

Citizenship Confusion: When WORLD Mag Promotes a Radical Anti-Muslim Advocate

In Citizenship Confusion, Alan Noble discusses how we confuse our heavenly citizenship with citizenship to the...

March 2013

March 26, 2013

Music Matters: David Bowie, Still Not Quite an Atheist

Each Tuesday in Music Matters, Matthew Linder explores the intersections of music, culture and faith....

January 2013

January 22, 2013

Music Matters: Healing for Two Devastating Sandys

The response of musicians to two recent tragedies and the Christian responsibility to do justice...

December 2012

December 19, 2012

The Ghosts of Christmas Past

Richard Clark meditates on a recent loss, Christmas miracles, and the real meaning of the...

September 2012

September 11, 2012

Live Free or Die Hard? Walter White's Spectacular Imaginative Failure

How Walt's descent into badness is a flight of imagination that is crashing to the...

September 03, 2012

Labor of Love: Death of a Salesman & The Problem With Success

Guest writer, Karen Swallow Prior explains how laboring toward the American Dream can turn into...

August 2012

August 23, 2012

Paul Ryan: The Man With A Plan

By taking Ryan as his running mate, Romney is making some interesting statements about what...

August 14, 2012

Higgs Boson and the Goodness of Scientific Discovery

The Higgs Boson is one of the most important scientific discoveries in recent history. So...

August 07, 2012

Called to Account by David Foster Wallace: The Pale King Wins the (CaPC) Pulitzer!

Examining the three Pulitzer finalists reveals an interesting trend.

July 2012

July 30, 2012

Invisible Ethics in the Tour de France

The notion that the Tour’s honor system may be superficial is certainly disturbing.

July 27, 2012

The Chick-fi-Asco: Why Boycotts are Awful

Alan Noble sorts through a few half-truths about Chick-fil-A to show why proxy culture wars...

July 25, 2012

The Dark Knight Rises and Truth Has its Day

Can Batman succeed at leveraging darkness to pursue the light?

July 17, 2012

Obamacare, Citizenship, and Neighbor Care

Who pays for the uninsured in a world without Obamacare? Are the Christians who are...

July 03, 2012

The Separation of Church and Patriotism

"Honoring your country does not mean offering it a pinch of incense on the altar."

June 2012

June 27, 2012

Sex & Thrones: Four Christian Views on Sex in “Game of Thrones”

Four Christ and Pop Culture writers look at the way George R.R. Martin portrays sex...

June 15, 2012

How Having Children Changed Us

CaPC contributors share how becoming a parent affected their cultural habits.

May 2012

May 21, 2012

How Should Christians Think About Gay Marriage?

"Our prayer is that political stances will never detract from the only message that truly...

May 15, 2012

Why Christians Shouldn't Write Off The Occupy Movement

Can we learn anything about the nature of capitalism and the human heart from the...

May 07, 2012

Honoring the Difference Our Moms Made

Seven CaPC writers honor their moms and lend their voices to stop human trafficking.

May 01, 2012

Sports Violence and the Temple of God

Is the NFL a business of violence?

April 2012

April 24, 2012

Cory Booker and the Difficulty of Heroes

How can we learn from the exceptional lives of our heroes without becoming discouraged?

April 19, 2012

Why We Need More Christian Entertainers

Christian artists should be more willing to see themselves as entertainers.

April 16, 2012

Blue Like Jazz: A New Kind of Christian Film

Guest writer David Roark finds the same old problems in Blue Like Jazz as in...

April 11, 2012

To Syria, With Apathy

Why are we so desensitized to such devastating reports of tragedy and injustice?

April 09, 2012

This American Lie: The Ecstasy and Agony of Mike Daisey

Mike Daisey taught us that the pursuit of the truth can never excuse all sins.

April 02, 2012

Obamacare, the Supreme Court, and the Darkness of Hearts

The health care debate forces us to face questions about who we are as citizens,...

March 2012

March 28, 2012

Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, Christian Silence & the Need for Radical Grace

The gospel calls us to an incredible responsibility: responding to horrific injustices with love.

March 26, 2012

The Hunger Games, the Movie, and the Problem of Film Violence

How do you portray teens fighting to the death without reinforcing the problems The Hunger...

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