Tag Archives: Fundamentalism

Bluest Eye and Ohio’s Abortion Politics

Morison’s “Bluest Eye” functions as an implicit rebuke of the Ohio legislature’s attack on abortion.

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Rushdie, a Voice for Reason

In a recent fantasy novel, Rushdie describes the forces that, last Friday, led to an attempted stabbing of the author.

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Angels in Pullman’s Fantasy

In “His Dark Materials” Pullman turns Milton’s “Paradise Lost” on its head. The fallen angels are the good guys.

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Thy Will Be Done on Earth

Lucille Clifton’s final book of poems call out some of the blindnesses of Christian fundamentalists.

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Tennessee Returns to the Scopes Days

With rightwing attacks on Tennessee teachers, the Scopes Monkey Trial seems relevant again. Time to revisit “Inherit the Wind.”

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Keeping the Super Bowl in Perspective

Tom Robbins’s “Skinny Legs and All” has a wonderful reflection on the importance of the Super Bowl in American life.

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Fantasy Frees Us from Narrow Thinking

Friday I share today a new insight that I gained from my recent Lifelong Learning class about “Wizards and Enchantresses.” To set it up, I first share my theory of fantasy. As I see it, fantasy is always oppositional in its invocation of magic and the supernatural. If it flourished in the wake of the […]

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On the Damage Done by Religious Fanatics

Rushdie’s “Prophet’s Hair” is a humorous look at the damage that can be inflicted by fundamentalism. The observations apply to all kinds of fundamentalism.

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Roy Moore’s Obsession with Lolitas

To understand Judge Roy Moore’s predilection for teenage girls, read “Lolita.” Like Humbert Humbert, Moore is obsessed with purity.

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