

How Extreme Leftist Ideology Works
By Douglas Groothuis, PhD If you believe that free speech and political action within the bounds of the law are pointless, and If you...

Douglas Groothuis
Sep 181 min read


Influence or Expertise?
By Douglas Groothuis, PhD With the advent of television, a new dynamic and sensibility was let loose on culture. The image trumped the...

Douglas Groothuis
Sep 152 min read


Beauty, Lust, and the Culture War
By Douglas Groothuis, PhD “Culture war” usually refers to the social conflicts generated by opposing viewpoints on politics,...

Douglas Groothuis
Aug 133 min read


Philosophy of the Lecture Outline
By Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D. Having been a public speaker for over forty years, I have realized that offering an audience a lecture...

Douglas Groothuis
Jul 202 min read


The Hope Chest
I am pleased to offer this essay, “The Hope Chest,” written by my close friend, Pat Knapp. Patrick J. Knapp, Ph.D., has written...

Douglas Groothuis
Jul 151 min read


An Unnamed Poem
By Douglas Groothuis, PhD This unnamed poem was written by me on April 17, 1982, on an IBM Selectric typewriter. During this time, I was...

Douglas Groothuis
Jul 131 min read


Reality as Social Construction
By Rebecca Merrill Groothuis The following article, “Reality as Social Construction,” was written in about 1995 by Rebecca Merrill...

Rebecca Merrill Groothuis
Jun 281 min read


Jazz, Culture, and You
By Douglas Groothuis, PhD When you attend a live jazz concert, there is no mediation by screens (although some musicians might read the...

Douglas Groothuis
Jun 32 min read