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Matthew LoftusCultureEconomics

video killed the #1 burger joint in the country - Doctors Without Boredom

This is a really sad story that I think is ultimately about power, technology, and the way in which media shapes our understanding of ourselves and the world around us: In my office, I have a coffee mug from Stanich’s […]

Matthew LoftusCultureEconomics

video killed the #1 burger joint in the country - Doctors Without Boredom

This is a really sad story that I think is ultimately about power, technology, and the way in which media shapes our understanding of ourselves and the world around us: In my office, I have a coffee mug from Stanich’s […]

L. M. SacasasFeatured

Book Review: The Power of Silence by Robert Cardinal Sarah

Cardinal Sarah's book argues that silence is not something to avoid or something to be purchased; it is a necessary good as part of a whole human life.

Matthew Lee Anderson

Mere Fidelity: Felix Culpa - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Alastair, Matt and Derek consider the idea of a ‘felix culpa,’ or ‘happy fall.’ The iTunes feed is here, if you’d like to subscribe (thanks to everyone who has reviewed us so kindly) and an RSS feed for the show lives here. […]

Matthew LoftusFeaturedEvangelicalism

Savage Love: A Review of Elisabeth Elliot | Mere Orthodoxy

Though not without some significant shortcomings, Elisabeth Elliot's work provides readers with a compelling picture of the all-consuming love of God.

Matthew LoftusEthics

zeal, wisdom, and John Allen Chau - Doctors Without Boredom

Zeal without wisdom can be deadly.

Matthew LoftusEthics

zeal, wisdom, and John Allen Chau - Doctors Without Boredom

Zeal without wisdom can be deadly.

Matthew LoftusCultureEthics

Asia Bibi should get asylum anywhere she wants - Doctors Without Boredom

I am glad to see this call from Providence magazine to grant Asia Bibi asylum… anywhere. (More on her story here.) The obvious shouldn’t need saying, but it is clear that there are many Muslims in the UK, whether new immigrant or […]

Matthew LoftusCultureEthics

Asia Bibi should get asylum anywhere she wants - Doctors Without Boredom

I am glad to see this call from Providence magazine to grant Asia Bibi asylum… anywhere. (More on her story here.) The obvious shouldn’t need saying, but it is clear that there are many Muslims in the UK, whether new immigrant or […]

Matthew LoftusHistoryarchaeology

tomb raider? - Doctors Without Boredom

This essay is as fascinating and fun as everyone says it is: The Nazareth inscription is a block of marble, about two feet tall, a foot wide, and two inches deep. The first of its 22 lines of text, carved […]

Matthew LoftusHistoryarchaeology

tomb raider? - Doctors Without Boredom

This essay is as fascinating and fun as everyone says it is: The Nazareth inscription is a block of marble, about two feet tall, a foot wide, and two inches deep. The first of its 22 lines of text, carved […]

Matthew LoftusCultureHistory

wokeness and gnosticism - Doctors Without Boredom

I enjoyed this essay from Anthony Barr on the question of “wokeness” and gnosticism: I want to suggest that “woke” is a redeemable term. If we think of wokeness as loving attentiveness to reality, a commitment to seeing the world […]