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Monday, April 22, 2013
Sheryl Sandberg and Gender Differences
Almost exactly fifty years ago, Betty Friedan published her bombshell, The Feminine Mystique, which argued, among other things, that traditional gender roles had compartmentalized women as homemakers—both their and culture’s detriment. Arguably, Friedan’s book was the manifesto of the feminist revolution. Laws and cultural norms changed as equal treatment of and more professional opportunities for women increased. Sheryl Sandberg,...
Is America Going the Way of Europe?
There is a resistance in some parts of our culture to the idea of American exceptionalism: The conviction that America has developed differently than say Western Europe. Our political and our economic system is different than Europe—and intentionally so. Because America rejected the idea of a state church, the prolific religious pluralism of America has also influenced how it has developed as a civilization. [Although I do...
The Arts as a Form of Theological Reflection: CARE Celebrates 25 Years
The Arts as a Form of Theological Reflection: CARE Celebrates 25 Years | Graduate Theological Union Skip to main content Search form Search Text Resize -A +A AboutFrom the PresidentAdministrationHistoryEmploymentMember SchoolsAmerican Baptist Seminary of the West (ABSW)Church Divinity School of the Pacific (CDSP)Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology (DSPT)Franciscan School of Theology (FST)Jesuit School of Theology...
Boys: Victims of the Feminist Revolution
That young men and even young boys are confused about who they are, what is acceptable behavior for them and what exactly it means to be an adult male is now a given in American culture. This confusion is an unintended consequence of the feminist revolution in our culture, and two authors have been documenting this crisis for several years now. They are making a compelling case that American culture is failing its boys and that the impact...
21st Century America and Religion: The Secularization of America?
Whatever your view of the role biblical Christianity played in the founding of America, intellectual honesty demands that one recognize that religion, religious values and specifically Christianity have all played a defining role in the development of American civilization. For example, you simply cannot understand the colonial American decision to seek independence from Great Britain without understanding the First Great Awakening. ...
The American Demographic Cliff
Over the last few years, we have been bombarded with apocalyptic phrases such as “fiscal cliff,” “sequestration,” “entitlement cliff,” and the persistent debt ceiling crisis. All of these are real issues and reflect the unwillingness of our governmental leaders to address the serious financial condition of America. But a recent article in the Wall Street Journal by Jonathan V. Last summarizes an even deeper crisis, one that captures...
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