Colin Chan Redemer

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Zoning Out - First Things

1 month ago | firstthings.com | Colin Chan Redemer

Stuck:How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunityby yoni appelbaumrandom house, 320 pages, $32Disposable:America’s Contempt for the Underclassby sarah jonesavid reader, 304 pages, $30In an era in which the American dream slips ever further from the grasp of the common man, these two books seek the causes. What are the roots, both authors ask, of the economic stagnation of the American working class?
From Micah to David | Colin Redemer

1 month ago | americanreformer.org | Colin Chan Redemer

Coming from the mainline into evangelicalism proper in my twenties, one of the more striking features was being asked, “What is your life verse?” The concept was foreign, but it quickly made sense. A life verse is something like a mantra for a Bible believing Christian that is seen as a guiding reminder of who the person is and what God’s purpose for their life is. The history of the phenomenon is murky, but it is likely a relatively recent concept.
The Christian Case for the New Right

Oct 29, 2024 | americanreformer.org | Colin Chan Redemer

This post was originally given as a talk at Biola University. The starting point for any discussion of Christianity and politics is to understand the centrality of truth in Christianity. Jesus, in the gospels, says he is the truth. And that is only the most striking of the truth claims Christianity makes, a comprehensive list of which would be far beyond the scope of this short talk.
Searching for Our Plot of Innocence | Colin Redemer

Sep 17, 2024 | firstthings.com | René Girard |Cynthia Haven |Colin Chan Redemer

All Desire Is a Desire for BeingBy René Girard, Selected by Cynthia L. HavenPenguin Classics, 336 pages, $18 I probably took a bullet to the head because of the things that they say about me,” Donald Trump said during his debate with Kamala Harris. “They talk about democracy. I'm a threat to democracy. They're the threat to democracy—with the fake Russia Russia Russia investigation that went nowhere.” David Muir, one of the moderators, cut him off before he could continue.
Searching for Our Plot of Innocence | Colin Redemer

Sep 16, 2024 | shorturl.at | Colin Chan Redemer

All Desire Is a Desire for Beingby rené girard, selected by cynthia l. havenpenguin classics, 336 pages, $18I probably took a bullet to the head because of the things that they say about me,” Donald Trump said during his debate with Kamala Harris. “They talk about democracy. I'm a threat to democracy. They're the threat to democracy—with the fake Russia Russia Russia investigation that went nowhere.” David Muir, one of the moderators, cut him off before he could continue.
We Must Stand - American Reformer

Aug 5, 2024 | americanreformer.org | Colin Chan Redemer

Friday, July 26th, I, along with hundreds of millions of Christians around the world, sat down to watch the 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremonies. We hoped to experience something that would express the beauty of historic French culture and the spirit of international competition.. Instead, what we experienced was a grotesquerie of beheaded monarchs, bearded drag-queen stripteases, and an alphabet person recreation of Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper.
Can Neoliberalism Be Saved?

Jun 5, 2024 | compactmag.com | Colin Chan Redemer

Hijacked: How Neoliberalism Turned The Work Ethic Against Workers and How Workers Can Take it BackBy Elizabeth AndersonCambridge University Press, 384 pages, $29.95Hijacked: How Neoliberalism Turned The Work Ethic Against Workers and How Workers Can Take it Back, by Elizabeth Anderson, offers a valuable contribution to the ongoing conversation about the nature and future of the neoliberal order.
To Desire Like a Little Child | Colin Redemer

Jun 3, 2024 | firstthings.com | Colin Chan Redemer

Minor Indignitiesby trevor cribben merrill wiseblood books, 233 pages, $15.80 Milan Kundera once admitted in a conversation with René Girard that if he had read the latter’s Deceit, Desire and the Novel before having honed his craft, it would have given him writer’s block.
Raw Deal by Colin Redemer

May 10, 2024 | firstthings.com | Colin Chan Redemer

Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America’s Working Men and Womenby batya ungar-sargonencounter, 264 pages, $32.99 Of the two million waiters and waitresses working in America,” Batya Ungar-Sargon writes, “just over half own their homes.” My wife, who worked as a waitress for fifteen years, was in the lucky half. But we have watched many of her friends and colleagues struggle.
The Lost World and the Return of Christian Excellence

Mar 22, 2024 | adfontesjournal.com | Colin Chan Redemer |Rhys Laverty

Upon first encountering Aaron Renn’s “three worlds of evangelicalism” thesis around 2017 in his email newsletter, I immediately put it to use in my own thinking about everything from Christian parenting, to evangelism, to institutional leadership. His main idea, if you’re not familiar with it, is that American culture has made major shifts away from Christianity, which have turned being a Christian in America from a social benefit into a social liability, especially in educated and elite circles.