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''Geez'' is an independent quarterly Canadian magazine dealing with issues of spirituality, social justice, religion, and progressive cultural politics. The tagline of ''Geez'' is "holy mischief in an age of fast faith".〔(Magazine http://www.geezmagazine.org/ )〕 Geez is based in Winnipeg, Manitoba and distributes in Canada, the U.S and abroad. Founded by Aiden Enns (Buy Nothing Christmas) and Will Braun, Geez looks at religion, spirituality, and politics through the eyes of its readers. ''Geez'' is known for its pointed illustrations,〔(Vancouver Sun, March 2007, Douglas Todd http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/editorial/story.html?id=44a1b781-2a01-4ffa-8906-88759e5e77c2 )〕 clever graphics and unique combination of satire, critique, social consciousness, and quirkiness.〔(Free Press, August 2007, Brenda Suderman http://www.geezmagazine.org/about/press/city-pairs-feisty-publication-nabs-3-secular-awards/ )〕 ==History== The founder of ''Geez'' magazine, Aiden Enns, originally had the idea of the magazine in 2003 while he was working as managing editor at Adbusters in Vancouver. Enns then moved to Winnipeg and recruited writer and activist Will Braun who came on board as co-editor and co-publisher. The first issue of ''Geez'' was published in Fall 2005 with an initial 500 paying subscribers and no advertising revenue. In the first year, the number of subscribers climbed to 2,000. In 2009, ''Geez'' moved its hub from Enns' home to a community-minded church in Winnipeg's inner-city (Knox United Church). In 2010, ''Geez'' celebrated its 5th anniversary. At the time, Darin Barney, the Canadian Research Chair in Technology and Citizenship said, ''Geez'' is one of the "smartest kind of progressive, critical, lefty magazines."〔(Toronto Star, January 2011, Leslie Scrivener http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/07/a_faith_magazine_for_the_unchurchable.html )〕 From the beginning, the aim of ''Geez'' was to "put the 'geez' into Jesus."〔(January 2005, Gloria Kim http://www.macleans.ca/culture/media/article.jsp?content=20060109_118916_118916 )〕 A religious magazine for a new generation of Christians and post-Christians, the up-and-coming magazine wanted a short, provocative name that risked offending more conservative readers. Some consider the name blasphemous because it's an expletive derived from the name of Jesus.〔(Times, July 2009, Julia Duin http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/05/duin-magazine-takes-soft-sell-approach/?page=all )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Geez (magazine)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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