Walker Percy's Questions

by John Wilson

Revisiting Walker Percy's superb book of essays sheds light on questions about evangelical faith today.  Continue Reading »

4 Nov 2022 0

C. S. Lewis and Contraception

by Michael Ward

C. S. Lewis's writings betray no formal stance on contraception, though a close reading reveals his critical gaze on the topic, prohibited from speech by a sense of prudence.  Continue Reading »

3 Nov 2022 0

Muddy Morals in The Rings of Power

by Leah Libresco Sargeant

The set-up of The Rings of Power might be good for Twitter engagement, but it makes the stakes of the story unclear, and the drama of the characters' individual choices uncompelling. Continue Reading »

28 Oct 2022 0

Consensus Reality

by John Wilson

Andrew Klavan's wonderful new installment in the Cameron Winter series subtly warns against the reign of blue-check cultural informers. Continue Reading »

21 Oct 2022 0

Tolstoy’s Moments Beyond the Clock

by Jason M. Baxter

Tolstoy's War and Peace subtly demonstrates how there is more to life than meets a modernist mechanistic worldview.  Continue Reading »

11 Oct 2022 0

What to Read During the MLB Playoffs

by John Wilson

Here are a few hidden gems about baseball to enrich your fervor for the game.  Continue Reading »

7 Oct 2022 0

Miss Marple Returns

by John Wilson

A new, charming series of short stories starring Agatha Christie's famous Miss Marple has just been released. Continue Reading »

16 Sep 2022 0

Spare the Truth, Spoil the Child

by M. D. Aeschliman

After a teaching career of fifty years, I agree with E. D. Hirsch that the primary problem in American public education is not the high schools, but the poorly organized, ineffective elementary school curricula, including the idiotic books of childish fiction.  Continue Reading »

5 Sep 2022 0

The Fascism Obsession

by John Wilson

Here are two forthcoming books that are worth reading not only for themselves but also for the larger conversations they represent. Continue Reading »

2 Sep 2022 0

Fiction and Friendship

by John Wilson

For reasons I haven’t been able to figure out, friendship—deep, genuine friendship—gets short shrift in contemporary fiction. The Chet & Bernie books are wonderful exceptions, and I am immensely grateful for them. Continue Reading »

12 Aug 2022 0