Rewilding American Christianity

by Justin Lee

What does it mean to cultivate Christian wildness in North America? There are few markers of deep memory by which to orient ourselves to the work of concentration. Continue Reading »

11 Apr 2023

What Should I Read Next?

by John Wilson

There are many great books soon to be released on this side of the Atlantic. Here's a simple preview to get you ready.  Continue Reading »

10 Mar 2023

2022: Our Year in Books

by Various

We asked some of our writers to contribute a paragraph about the most memorable books they read this year. Continue Reading »

30 Dec 2022

A Bookish Christmas Gift Guide

by John Wilson

The purpose of this column is to suggest books (some from 2022, some published earlier) that might appeal to various people on your Christmas gift list.  Continue Reading »

2 Dec 2022

The Real History of Paganism

by Francis Young

It is intriguing to ask exactly how and why a particular positive idea of paganism became embedded in skeptical and secular discourse—and embedded so deeply, in many cases, that there seems little chance of public education dispelling it. Continue Reading »

1 Jun 2022

Loving and Hating the Middle Ages

by John Duggan

Modern people, despite being drawn to medieval aesthetics and artificats, cannot seem to bear to examine what those artifacts are modeled on: the intelligible order glimpsed by the eye of faith. Continue Reading »

24 Jan 2022

Dark Age Theology

by Ephraim Radner

We are facing a Dark Age. In this new era, theology will need to be sparer, stripped of speculative distractions, courageously at home with death and the “other world,” and, most important, deeply engrossed in Scripture. Otherwise, the public face of the Christian faith will be washed away by . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 2021

Of Rectors and Vicars

by John Wilson

We don’t really know where we are in the unfolding of God’s great design. But like our medieval brothers and sisters, we do know where to place our ultimate hope and our trust. Continue Reading »

27 Aug 2021

Nordic Penelope

by Randy Boyagoda

Oh, to be married in the Middle Ages! Your parents would select your spouse. Relatives and the local lord would consider and approve the choice; the clergy would do likewise and bless the bond before God and family, parish and town. You’d know what to expect about the rest of your life because . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2021

The Rise of the Middle Ages

by Richard Rex

Johan Huizinga’s The Waning of the Middle Ages, as it was once known, is a hundred years old and has just been awarded the accolade of a magnificent centenary edition in a superb, fresh English translation. This lavishly illustrated volume marvelously enhances the reader’s encounter with a . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Mar 2021