Is it Euro-poor, or Ameri-poor?
We've been accused variously of trying to "appeal to all of [our] bases" and of not taking a definitive stand on hot button issues because we "have no backbone." Perhaps this may be true...perhaps we are guilty as charged. But perhaps it is also true that the world today is too divided by petty, inconsequential "culture war
... See moreStephen G. Adubato • Cracks in Pomo
Mid-20th century the Western answer was easier: We exist to pursue human progress, to maximize human potential. It was about achievement in terms of technology, in terms of control and dominion over nature, over everything on the planet that isn’t human.
Medium • Humanity, the Ecosystem
The most ancient of human questions about our identity and purpose lie—Who are we and what are we here for?—at the heart of many contemporary cultural conflicts. After all, how a society answers these questions, or refuses to answer them, reveals a people’s cultural ethos.
Jens Zimmermann • Incarnational Humanism: A Philosophy of Culture for the Church in the World (Strategic Initiatives in Evangelical Theology)
But for most of us the debate is no longer pertinent. We simply accept that we will live in consumer economies with some very unfortunate side effects to them (crass advertising, unhealthy foodstuffs, products that are disconnected from any reasonable assessment of our needs, excessive waste …) in exchange for economic growth and high employment. W
... See moreAlain De Botton • The School of Life: An Emotional Education
