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Book ReviewsRalph Wood

Drastic Unalikes: Flannery O’Connor and Her Mother

A new study of O'Connor is flawed by its inexcusable indifference to matters theological.

Steven WedgeworthFormationTheology

Confessing Sin, Then and Now

The words and phrases we use to confess our sin imply something significant about our understanding of sin.

Griffin GoochCulture

A Case Against Christian Doomerism

The world is nowhere near as uniquely bad as you think it is.

Marc SimsFormation

Augustine and the Power of Habit

The problem for Augustine, and for any of us who are examining the role of habits in the spiritual realm, is that changing the deep habits of unbelief are not so simple.

Agnes HowardBook ReviewsFamily

Motherhood, Never Done

When the world inflicts injuries on children, mothers feel the hurts too. Motherhood sticks in our faces the incommensurateness of us all, our insufficiency for each other, our desire for others’ good, our causing harm by trying to help.

Joshua HeavinBook Reviews

Jesus and the Law of Moses

Those who want to learn more about how Jesus relates to the law in his first-century context cannot improve upon Paul Sloan’s wonderful book, which will prove essential to anyone preaching or teaching from the synoptic gospels.

Michelle Van LoonBook Reviews

The Sure Way of Edith Stein

The greatest figures of prophecy and sanctity step forth out of the darkest night.

Joey SherrardChurch

Understanding the Evangelical Presbyterian Church's Unique Calling

The EPC can navigate the controversies she is currently debating if she remains true to her roots as an old school/new side presbyterian church.

Joshua HeavinFamilyTheology

Who Does the Kingdom of God Belong To?

We often struggle to truly hear the truth that God's kingdom belongs to children because we have become cynical. Rather than being attentive to God with earnestness and sincerity, we are jaded.

Drake OsbornFormationTechnologyMagnifica Humanitas

The Joy of Naming the World

The danger of humanity since the fall of man is not simply that we have the potential to  “unname” or “unhuman” ourselves, but that we have the potential to create an inhuman and “nameless” world, a world where it becomes harder to live humanly.

CultureTheologyMichael A. G. Azad Haykin

On Becoming a Historian of Chromatic Theology

A preview essay on Michael Haykin's new book on how color has been employed to convey and accentuate elements of the Christian faith.

Elizabeth SticeFormationFilm Reviews/HollywoodHealth & Medicine

The Stories We Tell Ourselves About Living and Dying

The representation of so-called "assisted dying" on Hacks is harmful because it is dishonest about dignity in such situations.