In Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business, Neil Postman quotes a passage from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden:
We are in great haste to construct a magnetic telegraph from Maine to Texas; but Maine and Texas, it may be, have nothing important to communicate…we are eager to tunnel under the Atlantic and bring the old world some weeks nearer to the new; but perchance the first news that will lead through into the broad flapping American ear will be that Princess Adelaide has the whooping cough.
Justice Discourse in the Internet Age, Pt. II
In my introductory article to this series, I argued that, in the socially saturated context of online media, social justice discourse frequently functions as a means of fashioning and maintaining our public image.
Justice Discourse in the Internet Age, Pt. I: Introduction
Writing almost two decades ago, René Girard—who devoted most of his life to exploring the issues of social contagion, scapegoating, victims, and the cults that surround them—warned against the rise of what he termed a ‘victimology’ movement: Read more…
Dr. Alastair Roberts Joins the Davenant Institute
The Davenant Institute is pleased to announce the hiring of Dr. Alastair Roberts as a long-term Teaching Fellow. Dr. Roberts, who has taught summer intensive programs and lectured on behalf of the Davenant Institute in the past, will continue to teach residential courses and lecture on a larger scale, as well as writing, developing online courses, and recording Davenant Discussions and podcasts on our behalf. Read more…
“Male and Female He Created Them: Genesis 1-3 and the Meaning of the Sexes” Lecture by Dr. Alastair Roberts
About the Lecture
