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Chuck Colsonโ€™s Last Word

John Ehrett

Several months ago, I came ยญinto possession of an extraordinary bookโ€”a hardcover copy of To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and ยญPossibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World, by...

Darren Aronofskyโ€™s Quest for Transcendence

John Ehrett

Few scenes better capture filmmaker Darren Aronofskyโ€™s cinematic sensibility than the climax of 2010โ€™s Black Swan, starring Natalie Portman. Silhouetted by brilliant light, a ballerina falls from the stage....