The Bible in a Disenchanted Age: The Enduring Possibility of Christian Faith by r. w. l. moberly baker, 240 pages, $24.99 The Book of the People: How to Read the Bible by a. n. wilson harper, 224 pages, $26.99 The Bible and the Believer: How to Read the Bible Critically & . . . . Continue Reading »
Christianity is inherently countercultural because Christians are always called to convert the culture. Continue Reading »
The modern state typically inspires two antithetical interpretations. Progressives see the state as a means to restrain capitalism, level the economic playing field, ensure equality, and liberate the individual from the dead hand of traditional forms of marriage, family, and sexual morality. . . . . Continue Reading »
Six months after he was elected to the Chair of Peter, Pope Francis made one of the most provocative statements of his five-year pontificate. Asked by the Italian Jesuit Antonio Spadaro what the church (small c) most needs at this point in her history, he replied that he sees the church as a field . . . . Continue Reading »
Those who have been given the run of the square now want the run of nave, transept, and belfry—and many within the Church are willing to give in. Continue Reading »
For all the challenges it faces, the Church in the U.S. is in far better condition to withstand the turbulence of the moment than it was forty years ago. Continue Reading »
The Book of Revelation sheds light on the distorted Christian inspiration behind globalism. Continue Reading »
In Advent, the Church ardently prays the ancient Aramaic Maranatha—“Come, Lord Jesus!”—in the sure confidence that the Lord’s return in glory means the fulfillment of history. Continue Reading »
The Church is not “ours”; the Church is Christ’s. Continue Reading »
Fr. Antonio Spadaro’s and Rev. Marcelo Figueroa’s critique of American Christianity is clichéd and uninformed. Continue Reading »
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