B. D. McClay

Over at Postmodern Conservative, Peter Lawler writes about indicting Christie, while Kate Pitrone buys old books.Peter Leithart returns to tragic conversions, writes about Walter Benjamin and Derrida, and once again has a set of posts on Isaiah (here’s the first).Here at First Thoughts, Mark . . . . Continue Reading »

Over at Postmodern Conservative, Carl Scott is listening to Jefferson Airplane and dubious about getting an English degree, while Peter Lawler has a slightly higher opinion of majoring in English.What Peter Leithart is reading about: J. Louis Martyn on Paul, gnostic Protestantism, Sergei Bulgakov, . . . . Continue Reading »

Over at Postmodern Conservative, Peter Lawler puts together a syllabus, while Pete Spiliakos continues to watch the destruction of the polar ice caps.Peter Leithart, who is still reading Isaiah, is also reading about alchemy and the structure of the Bible.Here at First Thoughts, Phillip Cary’s . . . . Continue Reading »

At Postmodern Conservative, we have unwinnable wars, Tocqueville, climate change (of a sort), the Robert Gates memoir, depressing charts, and depressing reading.Peter Leithart is reading about: Kierkegaard, forgetful babies, Romanticism, John Caputo, and the Reformation. He’s also still . . . . Continue Reading »

Over at Commentary, Seth Mandel pays tribute to the late (and much missed) Richard John Neuhaus by writing a little about Neuhaus’ last book, American Babylon:My preference among Neuhaus’s works for American Babylon is because it grapples with the subject of living in religious exile and . . . . Continue Reading »

Over at Postmodern Conservative, we receive “word from the frozen North of America.”Peter Leithart is reading David Bentley Hart’s The Experience of God (posts one, two, and three). He’s also got some posts on Isaiah and the Psalms.Here at First Thoughts, Dale M. Coulter . . . . Continue Reading »

At Postmodern Conservative, Peter Lawler has been reading, while Carl Scott has stopped reading Rolling Stone. What Peter Leithart is reading about: the Victorians, the United Kingdom, Martin Gardner. He’s also sketching Jensonian critiques, reading Isaiah, and connecting it to the . . . . Continue Reading »

Slow day on the web today, but here’s what we have for you:Pete Spiliakos has a list.Maureen Mullarkey closed out the year with thoughts on visiting the sick.Here at First Thoughts, Phillip Cary wonders why Genesis doesn’t link sex and procreation until after the fall.On the Square . . . . Continue Reading »

Here we are, in 2014, back doing our normal blog roundups. How are you? How was your Christmas? Read any good books lately?Here are the blog posts for today:Over at Postmodern Conservative, Pete Spiliakos is writing a lengthy criticism of the Republican establishment, currently in its third . . . . Continue Reading »

Happy Tuesday! Here’s what we have for you today: Maureen Mullarkey promotes a Christmas quiz . Peter Leithart is reading about: the desire for glory, the Ukraine , political judgments , Augustine and just war , Starcraft , violence , and the dance of history . Dr. Boli is running a caption . . . . Continue Reading »