The Benedict Option and the Way of Exchange
by Alan JacobsDebate over the Benedict Option has been conducted at the level of competing world-historical metanarratives. Instead, let’s focus on the local and personal. Continue Reading »
The Most Dangerous Man in Christendom?
by Carl R. TruemanNeither the Bible, nor church history, nor Christian experience indicates that a one-size-fits-all crisis conversion is necessary. Why is this claim the sort of thing that scares American Evangelicals? Continue Reading »
In Praise of the “New Alarmism”
by Charles J. ChaputWhen they suggest that something’s gone seriously wrong with our nation’s culture, and further suggest what American Christians might need to do about it, Dreher and Esolen have plenty of persuasive company. Continue Reading »
Your “Wellness” or Your Freedom
by Wesley J. SmithWhen does a laudable desire to reduce healthcare costs become an obsession with controlling how we live our lives? Continue Reading »
God as Therapy in The Shack
by Connor GrubaughThere is neither sin nor suffering in The Shack—only the psychotherapeutic notion of “pain,” which encapsulates them both. Continue Reading »
The Agony of Paul Ryan
by Pete SpiliakosThe wonky, compromising Ryan was a very useful fellow—but Republicans couldn’t leave well enough alone. Continue Reading »
Catwalks through the Middle Realms of Heaven
by Adrienne LeavyA new book illuminates the formal power, moral depth, and intellectual brilliance of important American poet Anthony Hecht. Continue Reading »
Persuasive Disciples, Not Anarchic Disrupters
by George WeigelIn today’s deeply divided America, the public debate is too often being framed by those who substitute invective for argument while demonstrating a visceral contempt for normal democratic political and legal process. Unless reason reasserts itself over passion, the potential for short-term chaos is great and the risk of long-term damage even greater. Continue Reading »
How Many Foreigners Is an American Worth?
by James R. RogersHow should Christians respond to the tradeoffs of globalization? Continue Reading »
Generation Z: Desperate for Rules
by Betsy VanDenBergheAbiding by moral rules, especially when they are explained meaningfully and mercifully, gives teenagers swimming in a sea of relativism and nihilism a “moral vocabulary.” Sympathy isn’t enough. People need norms. Continue Reading »
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