"My Big Fat Greek Wedding": Unexpected Acceptance

My Big Fat Greek Wedding is a comedy based on the real-life experiences of Greek American actress Nia Vardalos. Toula Portokalos (played by Nia) is the ...

Writers Prevent Denial

Cultures are always dancing with denial. Writers tap us on the shoulder and say, "May I cut in?"

All Cultures Exploit People

The difference between Western culture and other cultures is that in the West human beings exploit other humans beings, whereas elsewhere in the world, ...

Unknown Peril in Culture

In Into Thin Air, Jon Krakauer tells of his harrowing experience climbing Mt. Everest. On May 10, 1996, Krakauer made it to the top. He paused only for ...

Morality Upside-Down

Allan Petersen, in The Myth of the Greener Grass, tells the story of a group of a dozen married women having lunch together. One woman asked, "How ...

Transforming a Hostile Culture

"Never before has such terror appeared in Britain as we have now suffered from a pagan race," wrote English scholar Alcuin. He was referring ...

Harm of Radical Individualism

Many Christians have been infected with the most virulent virus of modern American life, what sociologist Robert Bellah calls “radical individualism.” ...

How Americans Rank 15 Personal Values

In a New York Times survey, the percentage of those who rated these values as “very important”:

Being responsible for your actions—97 Being in ...

The Danger of "Lite"

Christians must be careful that the fad for "liteness" does not affect their spirituality.

"We Have Met the Enemy and It Is Us!"

Twenty years ago, the question: "Does television shape our culture or merely reflect it?" held considerable interest for many scholars and social critics. ...