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Matthew Lee Anderson
Michael Sacasas is one of the most thoughtful critics of the relationship between ethics and technology writing on the internet today. He is the Director of the Center for the Study of Ethics and Technology, and writes at The Frailest […]
Guest WriterJames SmithBooksJeff Bilbro
Jeff Bilbro reviews James K. A. Smith's new book "Awaiting the King" and has one key question: Can the church liberalism needs survive the liberal order?
Guest WriterFeaturedCurrent Politics
Greg Forster argues that a truly liberal city can only exist when people have partial, though not complete, agreement on the will of the gods for the city.
Matthew Lee AndersonMere Fidelity
This week Alastair, Derek, and Matt take up and read Book 4 of Augustine’s Confessions. If you’d like to read along–which we encourage you to do–Henry
Matthew Lee AndersonFeaturedEthicsCurrent Politics
The uncritical assumption that one must support the adoption tax credit in order to claim the label "pro-life" is overly simple and unhelpful.
Guest WriterFeatured
Need a title for your next earnest Christian thinkpiece? This quiz has you covered.
Matthew Lee Anderson
We’re delighted to have Carl Trueman on the show to talk with us about the sources and effects of the Reformation. Trueman holds the Paul Woolley Chair of Church History and is professor of church history at Westminster Theological Seminary. If […]
Paul D. MillerFeatured
Paul D. Miller uses a Socratic dialogue to make the case for why we should still stand by the liberal social order.
Jake Meador
So Kevin Spacey is in the news this week for what increasingly appears to be a Weinstein- or Cosby-level history of sexual abuse. In Spacey’s case, however, his typical target was allegedly young boys he met through his work as […]
Brian MesimerEvangelicalism
I’m pleased to publish this guest essay from Brian Mesimer. The door closes as your next appointment walks in and sits in the chair across from you. Putting his head in his hands, Rick lets out a mournful sigh. After […]
Jake MeadorFeaturedChurchEvangelicalism
Today marks the 500th anniversary of the day that Martin Luther (might have) nailed his famous 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenberg. While the historicity of that famous event is in dispute, what is not in question is […]
Matthew Lee Anderson
This week Alastair, Derek, and Matt take up and read Book 3 of Augustine’s Confessions. If you’d like to read along–which we encourage you to do–Henry Chadwick’s translation is available widely at a reasonable price. If you like the show, please do leave […]