Matthew Shedden

A Radical Friendship: A Review of Christianity, Democracy, and The Radical Ordinary

In the midst of an election year it seems our allegiances are being torn between the Left and the Right—the left deciding between Clinton and Obama, and the right wondering if McCain is the right man for the job. With every election year comes the promise of hope and the apparently inevitable disappointment that follows […]

Andy Barnes

Dark Matter: Reading Philip Pullman in Metro Manila

In this essay, Andy Barnes writes about his experience reading Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” trilogy, while visiting the Philippines, and considers Pullman’s descriptions of the atomization of both body and soul, in the context of Manila’s slums.

Andy Barnes

Dark Matter: Reading Philip Pullman in Metro Manila

In this essay, Andy Barnes writes about his experience reading Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” trilogy, while visiting the Philippines, and considers Pullman’s descriptions of the atomization of both body and soul, in the context of Manila’s slums.