Tell the Universal Christian Story
by Mark BauerleinAnna Wierzbicka joins the podcast to discuss her new book, What Christians Believe: The Story of God and People in Minimal English. Continue Reading »
How to Read Ecclesiastes
by Cole S. AronsonIn light of faith, what’s ancient isn’t banal, but tracks God’s constant devotion to his creatures. What’s fleeting or random isn’t futile, but an imitation of God’s free grace. Continue Reading »
Christ's Signs, Our Faith
by Mark BauerleinAndreas J. Köstenberger joins the podcast to discuss his recent book, Signs of the Messiah: An Introduction to John's Gospel. Continue Reading »
The Bible as a Great Book
by Gary A. AndersonLeon Kass, best known for his work in the field of bioethics, including his service on President Bush’s Council, has established himself also as a formidable interpreter of the Bible. In 2003, he published his commentary on the Book of Genesis, a volume that gathered accolades from many reviewers. . . . . Continue Reading »
Ruth and the Long Embrace
by Erica BrownEach biblical embrace suggests that we never truly know the power of physical affection and attention. Continue Reading »
Sing the “Mean” Psalms
by Peter J. LeithartImprecatory psalms ground us in the real world, counteracting our instinct for over-spiritualized, anodyne, Pollyannaish piety. Continue Reading »
The Best Catholic Bible
by Leroy HuizengaOf the making of Bibles, it seems, there is no end. When I was growing up in the eighties and nineties, there were three dominant translations: Mainline Protestants had the Revised Standard Version (the major American Bible in the Tyndale–King James tradition), and then the . . . . Continue Reading »
COVID-19 and The Ickabog
by Sarah RindnerIntentionally or not, The Ickabog may be the most serious literary indictment of the mass response to the COVID-19 epidemic published to date. Continue Reading »
Epiphany at Cana
by Peter J. LeithartBy turning water to wine, Jesus reveals that he comes to transform the old order, with its purity rules, into a new order of joyful celebration. Continue Reading »
China’s Threat to the Bible
by Nina SheaAmerican Bible publishers can best preserve Americans’ First Amendment rights—and their own reputations—by immediately shifting their printing out of China. Continue Reading »
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