Schoenberg's Post-Modern Artistic Commitment

"Once we are cured of the delusion that the artist's aim is to create beauty, and once we have recognized that only the necessity to produce compels him to bring forth what will perhaps afterwards be designated as beauty, then we will also understand that comprehensibility and clarity are not conditions that the artist is obliged to impose on his work, but conditions that the observer wishes to find fulfilled." ~ Arnold Schoenberg, Theory of Harmony, p. 30

Should we promote Harry Potter and Twilight?

Critical review of Harry Potter & Twilight by Joe Schimmel

It seems most Christians have been enthusiastic about Harry Potter and Twilight, they are very widely read/seen, perhaps with a little nervousness, but with some conservatives denouncing them. Here is a source that believes they are dangerous. It is very difficult to prove cause and effect, but there is evidence that interest in real magic and the occult has risen dramatically since the "occult light" fiction became popular.

The Hunger Games: Where is God when things fall apart?

Book Review of The Hunger Games at the Redeemed Reader website. The review believes the books asks better questions than they answer. She also wonders where God is in this dystopian vision and what motivation the heroes have for being good.

The Great Debate

The Great Debate

"The Resurgence" report on 1985 debate betweem Greg Bahnsen and Gordon Stein on the question: "Does God Exist?" Includes audio and pdf links of the debate.

CJ Mahaney & Men's Cry for Modesty

A Call to Modesty - Part 2

A Call to Modesty

3 Year Old Quotes the 23rd Psalm