Celebrating C.S. Lewis

This article originally appeared in print journal March/April 2001.Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, a novel about a British youngster who attends a school for witches, was a runaway bestseller in 2000, sell...

The Shape of Belief in the New Millennium

This article originally appeared in print journal March/April 2000.During the 1960s, theologians and sociologists predicted the imminent collapse of traditional religion. In his groundbreaking 1965 book, The Se...

Savoring Wise Words from Cultural Critics

This article originally appeared in print journal Nov./Dec. 2000.You might find wise words and plentiful insights from three recently released books that examine the following issues: 1) the ways entertainment ...

Fast, Easy, and Unfulfilling Teen Sex

This article originally appeared in print journal Jan./Feb. 2000.Conyers, Georgia was a quiet, affluent, seemingly normal Atlanta suburb until a 1996 syphilis outbreak infected 17 residents and forced another 2...

Ghosts in the Hollywood Machine

This article originally appeared in print journal Nov/Dec 1999.See, it was supposed to go like this. Humanity was going to become ever smarter and more evolved, science and technology were going to give us utop...

The Numbness After the Tragedy

This article originally appeared in print journal Jul/Aug 1999.Shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, two teenagers terrorized their fellow students at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., ...

For White Teens, Rap Rules

This article originally appeared in print journal May/June 1999.Ever since Elvis Presley helped transform rhythm and blues into rock ‘n' roll during the racially segregated 1950s, adults have worried abou...