Poetic Orthodoxy

by Peter J. Leithart

The God who haunts R. S. Thomas’s poetry is a hidden God, known by his absence. Continue Reading »

1 Jun 2018

Portals of the Past

by Matthew Schmitz

When the Sight & Sound poll—the oldest and most prestigious film ranking—declared in 2012 that Vertigo was the greatest film ever made, Armond White denounced the film’s admirers for their “obsessive interest in pathology and soullessness.” James Wolcott dismissed the . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jun 2018

The Impermanence of Place

by K. E. Colombini

Our throwaway culture has come to include entire buildings. Everywhere one looks, one senses the impermanence of place. Continue Reading »

17 May 2018

Myth of Disenchantment

by Peter J. Leithart

Our choice isn’t between “enchanted” religion and “disenchanted” modernity; the choice is more typically among rival enchantments. Continue Reading »

4 May 2018

The Migration of Mediation

by Peter J. Leithart

“Mutual mediation” is, in fact, what the Reformers meant by “priesthood of believers.”  Continue Reading »

26 Jan 2018

Paying With Wearables

by Aaron Belz

Everyday innovations—even our smart watches—can pose dangers of disembodiment.  Continue Reading »

4 Dec 2017

Our Secular Theodicy

by Matthew Rose

I live in Berkeley, one of the most religious cities in America. Its churches are being converted into mosques and Buddhist temples, but its one true faith endures. A popular yard sign states its creed: “In This House, We Believe: Black Lives Matter, Women’s Rights are Human Rights, No . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Dec 2017

Alice’s Oxford

by Peter Hitchens

The new Oxford, with its fair share of Starbucks and burger joints, is far more convenient than the old—but it is not such a good place in which to think and imagine.  Continue Reading »

10 Nov 2017

On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church

by Charles J. Chaput

Believing Catholics and Protestants alike sit by the rivers of New Babylon, paradoxically linked in a love for Jesus Christ, but wrapped in a hundred forms of entangling captivity. Continue Reading »

12 Oct 2017

Prepping for an Amish Apocalypse

by K. E. Colombini

Modern civilization has largely lost touch with the natural world and its practical arts; perhaps this is why we create so many apocalypse stories.  Continue Reading »

25 Sep 2017