I. The Sword and the Shaving Brush II. A Brief History of Clothing III. The Three Aesthetic Problems IV. Relativism, Immodesty, Evanglism V. Solving the Three Aesthetic Problems VI. Towards an Incarnational Aesthetic VII. Nature and the Aim of Fiction VIII. What’s So Bad About Immodesty? IX. Look Good and Sin Not X. Personhood, Not [...]
Archive for March, 2008
March 29, 2008
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The Sword and the Shaving Brush – an Overview
By Keith E. D. Buhler in "Meet the Readers", All Things Lovely, Christianity and Culture
March 27, 2008
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Sin Unveiled
By Tex in Christianity and Culture, TravelThe Amsterdam whores were polite enough to remain behind glass so that they wouldn’t too unnecessarily intrude upon the passing gentlemen; of course, they were mostly naked and gyrated freely in their window shops in hopes of catching the interest of passersby. Still, there remained some proprietary rules even in that notoriously licentious world neighborhood, [...]
March 24, 2008
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Whoa-whoa-whoa, livin’ in a Gutenburg Galaxy.
By Keith E. D. Buhler in Outside Articles of InterestMarshall McLuhan on the predominance of visual perspectivism since the advent of the printed word. (Bonus! It’s effect on global tribalism and the imperial position of advertising)
March 23, 2008
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Indeed.
By Matthew Lee Anderson in Theology (Christian Life)Note: Rather than pen new completely new thoughts this year, I thought I would revise this post from Easter 2007. He is risen. Among the litany of thoughts that will doubtlessly be posted this Easter Sunday, I offer only this brief addition. It is in the resurrection of Jesus Christ that we live, move and [...]
March 21, 2008
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Have a Good Friday
By Keith E. D. Buhler in Happy & Sad, PoetryTS Eliot, from Four Quartets: “The wounded surgeon plies the steel That quesions the distempered part; Beneath the bleeding hands we feel The sharp compassion of the healer’s art Resolving the enigma of the fever chart. Our only health is the disease If we obey the dying nurse Whose constant care is not to please [...]
March 21, 2008
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Fasting for Listening
By Keith E. D. Buhler in Christianity and Culture“If I could prescribe one thing for all the ills of the modern world, I would prescribe silence. For even if the word of God were proclaimed in the modern world, no one would hear it; there is too much noise. Therefore, create silence.” Soren Keierkegaard Fasting is like silence for your body. Not-eating entirely, [...]
March 20, 2008
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Immigration and American Pragmatic Optimism
By Matthew Lee Anderson in AmericaI just returned from a rousing discussion put on by my church on immigration. It is a contentious issue, and one that I have very mixed feelings (and opinions) about. I won’t belabor the argument here, but I am starting to think that those who feel the immigration dilemma most (and hence are most equipped [...]
March 18, 2008
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Fasting for Strength
By Keith E. D. Buhler in All Things Lovely, Life in general“Don’t give into some illusion and lose your power, but even if you have, if you’ve lost all will and control, they come back when you fast, like soldiers appearing out of the ground, pennants flying above them.” -Rumi We live in a world as power-hungry as it is powerless. We are enslaved to our [...]
March 16, 2008
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Garfield Minus Garfield
By Keith E. D. Buhler in Happy & SadNot as funny as would be (a much hoped-for) “White people like Garfield” post, But checkout the delightfully sad, somber, existential, anti-climactic commentary on modern life provided by Garfield with all the Garfield taken out.
March 13, 2008
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Conclusion: Personhood, Not Propoganda
By Anodos in "Meet the Readers", All Things Lovely, Christianity and CultureThe Sword and the Shaving Brush Towards a Biblical understanding of fashion by Timothy Bartel Part X Conclusion: Personhood, Not Propoganda Having reinterpreted fashion as an incarnational art form and modesty as a sort of aesthetic and moral check on that art, we may now turn to the last problem of fashion. It was said before [...]
March 13, 2008
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What to like…if you’re white.
By Tex in AmericaNothing profound today. Instead, given that many of the folks here at Mere Orthodoxy are interested in understanding, critiquing, and improving American culture, Stuff While People Like is quickly becoming a must-read blog. The attention to detail, and the humorous culture analysis are a prime example of good satire. Of course, there are no great [...]
March 12, 2008
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Look Good and Sin Not
By Anodos in "Meet the Readers", All Things Lovely, Christianity and CultureThe Sword and the Shaving Brush Towards a Biblical understanding of fashion By Timothy Bartel Part IX – Look Good and Sin Not How does one take the body-imaging activity of clothing into consideration when choosing clothes to wear? A wise man, when asked by a student about clothing, once said: “find what looks good on [...]
March 11, 2008
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Great Books Colleges and Universities
By Keith E. D. Buhler in Education, Outside Articles of InterestThe Modern educational experiment has run its course. It does not seem to be working. Illiteracy is at an all-time high. High school completion continues to lower, especially in areas such as the inner city of L.A., where completion rates regularly dip below 30%. Violent crime is on the rise, and “higher-brow” crimes of financial, [...]