Geoffrey W. Sutton PhD, Psychology and Culture

Millennials are this and that and want this and that. And they are so different from generation xyz. I was 19 when Neil Postman delivered a talk about BS and the art of Crap-Detection to the National Convention for the Teachers of English (NCTE). Postman credited Ernest Hemingway for that wonderful concept, the  crap  detector . So why am I writing about crap?   Well, I have seen several online comments referencing posts by Rachel Held Evans  in the last couple of weeks ( July 27 , August 2 ). She writes about culture and religion from the perspective of a progressive millennial. No wonder she got push-back from conservative Christians (e.g., Trevin Wax ). And support from Progressive Christians (e.g., Christopher Smith ). She appears quite popular. After all, who doesn't care about religion, faith, justice, morality, sexual orientation, and other life-affecting topics? Perception . I like that Rachel refers to research and included links...