Culture • Popular Culture On Kristin Lavransdatter, Again Dr. Steven Garber | 2 min read “It’s so true!” Last night I was sitting in a circle of friends, some former students, some colleagues, talking about life and the world. And one is both, Kate Harris,... Continue Reading
Culture • Popular Culture Good Stories and Good Societies Dr. Steven Garber | 2 min read “Come and eat.” Perhaps the three most beautiful words imaginable, at least as the final moment in the wonderfully-imagined film, “The Locked Door” by director Zhipang Zhao. Released this year... Continue Reading
Culture • Popular Culture Fathers of the Bride, and Peter Berger too Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read Bride that she will be, father that I am, Eden and I spent two evenings this week watching “Father of the Bride.” With popcorn between us, we spent several hours... Continue Reading
Culture • Popular Culture The Story of Almost Every Story Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read Maybe it is that I have been thinking about it for a while, but…. I don’t think there is anything deeper in us, human beings that we are, than our... Continue Reading
Culture • Popular Culture The Strife Appears to be Spreading Dr. Steven Garber | 2 min read Between anarchy and atrocity. Long ago I read with my heart a book by John Stott, “Between Two Worlds.” I hope it continues to be read, by many people in... Continue Reading
Culture • Popular Culture Billy Corgan on Music and More Dr. Steven Garber | 2 min read Washington is a wonderful and weird place, a city of glories and shames. Having grown up in a family where my father was jointly-employed by the University of California and... Continue Reading