The Archive
Jake MeadorFeatured
Rigney's book is an ideal introduction and summary of the key themes in Lewis's work and a remarkable achievement in summarizing a prolific, complex author.
Matthew LoftusFamilyCultureEconomics
I don’t wholly agree with everything that Oren Cass has to say here, but he has some very important observations and proposals in this essay about work, family, and political economy: Alongside stable political institutions that protect basic freedoms, family […]
Matthew LoftusFamilyEthics
Since yesterday’s post talked about the value of community and raised questions about how we’re raising our children to love others (or not), here’s a strong essay from D.L. Mayfield about that very subject! It is difficult to raise our […]
Matthew Lee AndersonMere Fidelity
Mere Fidelity: Walking through Infertility
Nathan Luis CartagenaFeatured
The question may seem simple at first, but we quickly run into challenges both with defining "race" and identifying the concept of "race" in ancient texts.
Matthew LoftusFamilyCulture
My friend Breanna Randall shares some thought-provoking observations about community life in North America and Southeast Asia: It’s not my goal to communicate that my Southeast Asian neighborhood is objectively better than that of my North American counterparts (though I’ve […]
Matthew LoftusCultureHistoryEthics
If you’ve never read this essay on W.H. Auden’s quiet benefience, you’re in for a real treat: W.H. Auden had a secret life that his closest friends knew little or nothing about. Everything about it was generous and honorable. He […]
Matthew LoftusCulture
I felt like this piece from Clare Coffey about hope in the face of despair was very good, and I think you will, too: It is very possible that anxiety distorts perception of the world. It is also possible that […]
Samuel JamesFeaturedCurrent Politics
Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff's new book is ostensibly about politics, but ultimately much of the argument is really about family and parenting.
Matthew LoftusHealth & Medicine
I know that I have readers who are medical professionals or healthcare administrators interested in integrating their faith and work as they serve the poor… so I’m delighted to share about CCHF Match, a service that tries to do just […]
Matthew LoftusCultureEconomics
The Faith and Work movement set out to do something worthwhile: encouraging people to think of their work as a vocation honoring to God. Unfortunately, it has really focused on the vocations of the creative class and other upper-middle-class professionals […]
Matthew Lee AndersonMere Fidelity
Mere Fidelity: Confessions, Book 13