Understanding the Times 4.0—A Christian Cultural Critic in Action
More than a decade before I joined the faculty at Northwestern College in 1992, injudicious Supreme Court decisions gave established legal precedent […]
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Understanding the Times 3.1—The Formation of a Christian Cultural Critic
My last blog entry offers a brief historical review of factors that shaped my early thinking concerning social-cultural-political issues. Here, I continue […]
Understanding the Times 3.0—The Formation of a Christian Cultural Critic
The first entry in this series—Understanding the Times—featured Herbert Schlossberg and his uncommon book, Idols for Destruction (1983). With his book, Schlossberg […]
Understanding the Times 2.0—An Invisible, Electrified Ideological Wall
The Berlin Wall Falls November 9, 1989, is a memorable date. That day, the Berlin Wall, a barrier that separated people for […]
Understanding the Times 1.0—Herbert Schlossberg: A Prophetic Voice Unheeded
Do you recognize the prophetic nature of what Herbert Schlossberg portrays with the quotes I have cited? When I read Idols for Destruction, I did not realize how prophetic his voice was. When I cited him a decade later in a presentation, I failed to recognize his prophetic voice. Furthermore, I did not understand that my citation of Schlossberg’s book in my presentation bore something of a prophetic role to those who heard me. I should have realized it because I received a prophet’s welcome.