Phil Christman's public notebook--mostly about literature and the other arts, but also, frequently, about theology, politics, teaching writing, and university-related matters from a pro-labor perspective.
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Suggestions For the Other Narnia Films
At some point in my youth I sat through a community theatre production of a musical based on the Narnia books.
At some point in my youth I sat through a community theatre production of a musical based on the Narnia books. They had taken th...
Molecular Moral Forces 25: How Snobby Was Henry Actually?
In 1879, Henry James wrote this about Nathaniel Hawthorne:
In 1879, Henry James wrote this about Nathaniel Hawthorne:
True Crime in Review
In my latest for Hedgehog, I make some sweeping claims about true crime as a genre of writing. Basically, I think the real classics of the genre are the ones that are arguing with the genre itself: Chaos by Tom O’Neill takes on the bestsell...
The Madness of Roland
What band’s saga is as richly absurd as that of Tears For Fears? Many bands’ histories are sadder—INXS, Joy Division, Nirvana, the Go-Betweens, the Band—and many bands’ histories are darker—the Stones, Zeppelin. Some unlucky bands carry wit...
Molecular Moral Forces 24: Herbert Spencer FATALITYD
So, as we saw last week, Herbert Spencer has a beautifully simple theory of mind.
So, as we saw last week, Herbert Spencer has a beautifully simple theory of mind. From polyp on up, it's just permutations of "the organism saying yes or no...
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Author of "Why Christians Should Be Leftists" (Eerdmans, 2025), "How to Be Normal," and "Midwest Futures" (Belt, 2022 and 2020). Lecturer in the English Department Writing Program at University of Michigan.
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