Interview with Bobby Maddex, editor of Salvo

John Couretas | September 17, 2008

Salvo describes itself as a magazine committed to “deconstructing the damaging cultural myths that have undercut human dignity, all but destroyed the notions of virtue and morality, and slowly eroded the appetite for transcendence.” Editor Bobby Maddex says Salvo aims for the type of reader that is “open-minded enough to follow the evidence wherever it leads, and invariably, it leads to Christ and his teachings.” Maddex spoke recently with Rev. Johannes L. Jacobse, president of the American Orthodox Institute. Read the entire interview on the AOI site. Here’s a quote from Bobby:

Our “vibe,” as you call it, was selected to counter the lies emanating from some of the hipper, youth-oriented, and hugely popular newsstand magazines-such as Rolling Stone and Wired. We were tired of the monopoly that these publications had on slick, edgy, and highly ironic content, especially since the worldviews that inhere in such content are so nihilistic, materialistic, and immoral. We are trying to fight fire with fire, using the rhetorical and design tactics of our competition, but in the service of Truth and right living rather than narcissism and a do-what-feels-good behavioral ethic.