A vocal charismatic from western Canada, Sarah Bessey has just come out with her first book, Jesus Feminist . It’s a highly relational and popular account of how Bessey’s love for Jesus flows into her approach to female flourishing. As part of the launch for the book, she’s . . . . Continue Reading »
At Postmodern Conservative , James Ceasar writes about the “utter indifference” displayed toward people losing their health insurance. Peter Leithart is reading Michael Polanyi’s Personal Knowledge , opening his posts on the book with why we don’t understand the Copernican . . . . Continue Reading »
The debate over Obamacare is about to take an ominous turn. Critics are quite correct to point out that the cancellation of millions of insurance policies, apart from its being a breech of trust from what the President promised, will result in many people being forced to pay much larger premiums . . . . Continue Reading »
There is much hubbub these days over President Obama’s endlessly repeated, and quite false, claim that “if you like your health plan, you can keep it.” We now know pretty certainly that this was a knowing falsehood when uttered, over and over and over. And the effort to . . . . Continue Reading »
Dale Coulter is a fine historical theologian. His recent article at this space (“ Two Wings of Evangelicalism ”) helpfully provides perspective on the divide in evangelical theology. But it does not get at the root problems. Coulter rightly explains that the “confessionalist” . . . . Continue Reading »
Generation Fear Sophie Waugh, Spectator On Joshua Greene’s “Deep Pragmatism” Thomas Nagel, New Republic Faulkner’s Cocktail of Choice Robert Moore, Paris Review The Passion of Flannery O’Connor James Parker, Atlantic Christendom, Dead [video] Mark Driscoll, Resurgence . . . . Continue Reading »
In the latest edition of The Hedgehog Review , Wilfred McClay has an excellent article examining the importance of teaching children moral frameworks, even if they eventually choose to reject them. Near the end, he offers this profound insight into the general cultural dispositions which have given . . . . Continue Reading »
As New York elects its first officially Democratic mayor in twenty years, Susanah Black at Front Porch Republic reexamines the legacy of the much maligned Tammany Hall: When it was functioning correctly, Tammany Hall served as a way to integrate the block-to-block fabric of New York . . . . Continue Reading »
Happy Wednesday! Here’s what we have for you today: At Postmodern Conservative , Pete Spiliakos writes on how to create a pro-life atmosphere in purple places. Peter Leithart is writing today on Plotinus , political theology , and Giacomo Leopardi’s book of hodgepodge . Dr. Boli reads . . . . Continue Reading »
While the Internet may be suffocating the world of print media, it has only enlivened the genre of the book review. In addition to the scores of websites posting book reviews daily, anyone with an Amazon password can share her opinion on a book with the waiting world. P.D. James wrote her . . . . Continue Reading »
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