Cardus Contributor - John Seel http://www.cardus.ca/contributors/jseel en Copyright 2012 Cardus Thu, 24 May 2012 11:01:53 -0400 Cardus Thu, 24 May 2012 11:01:53 -0400 A Heterosexual Problem http://www.cardus.ca/blog/2012/05/a-heterosexual-problem/ Marriage has a heterosexual problem. When the termites have done their work on the foundations of the home, it doesn't take much to knock it down. Such is the case of traditional marriage. It does not... Wed, 23 May 2012 19:34:00 -0400 Marriage has a heterosexual problem. When the termites have done their work on the foundations of the home, it doesn't take much to knock it down. Such is the case of traditional marriage. It does not... When Reality Overwhelms Satire: What The Hunger Games Reveals http://www.cardus.ca/blog/2012/04/when-reality-overwhelms-satire-what-the-hunger-games-reveals/ "I'm just joking." We've all used the excuse, when a joke's recipient takes a cutting remark meant in jest as fact. Somehow the excuse is supposed to remove the sting. But in fact all such jests alway... Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:02:00 -0400 "I'm just joking." We've all used the excuse, when a joke's recipient takes a cutting remark meant in jest as fact. Somehow the excuse is supposed to remove the sting. But in fact all such jests alway... Religion Can Make You Worse: GCB and Media Bias http://www.cardus.ca/blog/2012/03/religion-can-make-you-worse-gcb-and-media-bias/ Bullies don't know their own strength. Because of their insecurities, they beat up on kids half their size. Christians often do the same thing. Ignorant of the strength of the faith, they act like bul... Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:23:00 -0400 Bullies don't know their own strength. Because of their insecurities, they beat up on kids half their size. Christians often do the same thing. Ignorant of the strength of the faith, they act like bul... Avatars, Tattoos, and Yoga http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2878/ Evangelicals' failure to seriously consider the truth of embodiment and the incarnation has made them open to practices that weaken the reality of embodiment Anderson's book offers a first step toward... Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Evangelicals' failure to seriously consider the truth of embodiment and the incarnation has made them open to practices that weaken the reality of embodiment Anderson's book offers a first step toward... Faith Without Fanaticism http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2828/ Putnam's important book points to a sobering assessment of the integrity of American religious belief and practice.... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Putnam's important book points to a sobering assessment of the integrity of American religious belief and practice.... Security and Significance: A Common Life Picture http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2760/ If life does not have a halftime, then we can waste a good portion of our careers with the wrong picture in our minds.... Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 If life does not have a halftime, then we can waste a good portion of our careers with the wrong picture in our minds.... Integrity and the Entrepreneur http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2732/ Seeking to affirm the entrepreneur and all of the challenges she faces, Comment asked for stories of unexpected challenges to integrity.... Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Seeking to affirm the entrepreneur and all of the challenges she faces, Comment asked for stories of unexpected challenges to integrity.... The Big Fix: Inside Job and Immoral Collusion http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2404/ Given the systemic corruption around us, it's for good reason that confidence in our fiscal leaders is at an all time low.... Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Given the systemic corruption around us, it's for good reason that confidence in our fiscal leaders is at an all time low.... Civil Religion: Caution is Advised http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2204/ A bad bargain that is easily made.... Fri, 17 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 A bad bargain that is easily made.... Sustenance: Coffee that fights slavery http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2061/ Storyville is the kind of conscientious "B Corporation" that MBAs, PhDs, and MFAs can all rally around. ... Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Storyville is the kind of conscientious "B Corporation" that MBAs, PhDs, and MFAs can all rally around. ... Feel like a leader http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/1607/ Management is less a science about objects than an art about people. It involves fostering human flourishing, and it starts with empathy.... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Management is less a science about objects than an art about people. It involves fostering human flourishing, and it starts with empathy.... The Undying Life http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/1515/ There was grace in my mother's promotion, for she had learned to breathe meaning and significance well before her last breath.... Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 There was grace in my mother's promotion, for she had learned to breathe meaning and significance well before her last breath.... Notes From a Scandal: What Tiger Teaches http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/1316/ The easy move is a self-righteous tut-tut, to feel better about ourselves by comparison. But this is the culture we, not Tiger, created.... Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 The easy move is a self-righteous tut-tut, to feel better about ourselves by comparison. But this is the culture we, not Tiger, created.... The missing manual http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/1265/ College is work. Or, at least, college done well is work. An interview with the authors of Getting the Best out of College.... Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 College is work. Or, at least, college done well is work. An interview with the authors of Getting the Best out of College.... Looking in the same direction http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/1152/ The importance of... marriage building. Marriage is a partnership in purpose, and it demands intention—including intentionally sharing leisure hours. Sailing feeds this author's marriage; what f... Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 The importance of... marriage building. Marriage is a partnership in purpose, and it demands intention—including intentionally sharing leisure hours. Sailing feeds this author's marriage; what f... System thinking and a Big Picture gospel http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/1099/ The boycott: a worthwhile lesson that people seeking to improve the world ought to think in terms of systems, not simply morality.... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 The boycott: a worthwhile lesson that people seeking to improve the world ought to think in terms of systems, not simply morality.... Facing up to dumbness http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/963/ What has happened to our K-12 education? We prefer sameness over distinction, and mediocrity is the inevitable result. We don't hold students accountable to high standards. Instead, we rescue, drug, t... Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 What has happened to our K-12 education? We prefer sameness over distinction, and mediocrity is the inevitable result. We don't hold students accountable to high standards. Instead, we rescue, drug, t... Susan Boyle and YouTube: A Symposium http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/961/ By 3:29 p.m. EDT, on Tuesday, April 21, the YouTube clip of Susan Boyle singing "I Dreamed A Dream" from Les Miserables had enjoyed 37,001,482 views. Media like YouTube are changing the way we partici... Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 By 3:29 p.m. EDT, on Tuesday, April 21, the YouTube clip of Susan Boyle singing "I Dreamed A Dream" from Les Miserables had enjoyed 37,001,482 views. Media like YouTube are changing the way we partici... Seed Corn and Spiritual Capital http://www.cardus.ca/columns/865/ No doubt, a cottage industry of books will soon emerge discussing the causes and cures of the Fiscal Crisis of 2008. But it is particularly heartening to read an author who understood what was at stak... Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 No doubt, a cottage industry of books will soon emerge discussing the causes and cures of the Fiscal Crisis of 2008. But it is particularly heartening to read an author who understood what was at stak... Signs of hope: a Comment symposium http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/767/ Comment asked regular contributors to tell us of signs of hope they see in their daily work, in the spheres of culture where they are most active, or in the world at large. What follows is their obser... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Comment asked regular contributors to tell us of signs of hope they see in their daily work, in the spheres of culture where they are most active, or in the world at large. What follows is their obser...