Cultural Studies

[TW: I mention suicide in this piece.]The Two NihilismsOn his Substack, David Dault has written an important essay entitled The post-American Present, where he considers two nihilisms that are two sides of the same coin, omega nihilism and alpha nihilism. He asked his readers to help him think through these nihilisms, the former abandoning the

I've been quiet for the past few months while I've been focused on writing my book, Don't Walk Away: Joy Division as Theological Lamentation. What I thought would be one obligatory chapter on religious history of became three very unexpected chapters. I've been making good headway, currently working on lyrics analysis. I would love for

Has the "biblical worldview" always existed? Can the exvangelical escape evangelicalism? Why does "deconstruction" sound so familiar? So many questions. My answers will probably trouble you. But it wouldn’t be bleak theology if Plato, Nietzsche, and Derrida didn’t show up, right? And there’s even some Marx, just for fun. I can’t say that it’s postmodern Marxism, but maybe? Judge for yourselves!

Focusing solely in MLK's Dream is to whiten him, to make him palpable to white audiences by focusing solely on something that can be easily and readily shared: a dream.

Epiphany is a word we use akin to "revelation": a sudden realization, an unexpected vision of the true and possible, that eureka moment of creativity and insight. "And then, I had an epiphany." We "have" epiphanies. We possess them. We feel compelled to share them. Epiphanies abound. Western Christians observe (if they do) January 6