This idea is at the heart of our culture wars. This is why people work so hard to frame the narratives that explain our human, political and personal situations.
In my case, whether I'm writing about books or events, my aim is to use them as windows into larger questions about history, faith, identity, and civilization.
Here are some of the recurring questions that shape the content of Ennyman's Territory:
What stories do we live by?
How do narratives shape civilizations?
How do people find meaning amid doubt and upheaval?
What is the relationship between technology and purpose?
Why do appearances and reality so often diverge?
How do we reaffirm our commitments in a fragmented age?
Who am I? Who are we as a people?
How we answer these and other questions matters. For example, are we descended from monkeys or made in the image of God? How we answer this has implications that are enormous. If we're simply the product of time and chance, as Darwin's theory suggested, where do our ideas of right and wrong come from? Where does the notion of human dignity come from?
As Jeane Kirkpatrick once said, "Ideas have consequences; bad ideas have bad consequences." How we think impacts how we act. Does human life have value? This issue is important to get right because ideas about human value inevitably shape institutions, laws, and culture. Some people think we have no more value than snails. I find that pretty scary.
It takes little effort to see the mess our world is in. Once you see that, the ball is in your court. What will we do about it?
Feel free to leave a comment. What do you think?
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