The Church’s Lenten disciplines have often been seen in terms of bodily divestment: giving up food, giving up passions, giving away money. Such attention is rightly meant to turn us to God. But we should beware of giving up, in the process, the table, around which our bodily life and needs find . . . . Continue Reading »
William Mounce joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Why I Believe In the Bible: Answers to Real Questions and Doubts People Have about the Bible. Continue Reading »
Anna Wierzbicka joins the podcast to discuss her new book, What Christians Believe: The Story of God and People in Minimal English. Continue Reading »
In 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 »
Andreas J. Köstenberger joins the podcast to discuss his recent book, Signs of the Messiah: An Introduction to John's Gospel. Continue Reading »
Leon 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 »
Each biblical embrace suggests that we never truly know the power of physical affection and attention. Continue Reading »
Imprecatory psalms ground us in the real world, counteracting our instinct for over-spiritualized, anodyne, Pollyannaish piety. Continue Reading »
Of 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 »
Intentionally 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 »
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