The Archive
Jake MeadorFeaturedBlogging
We're excited to announce a few new projects and a new funding strategy to hopefully help grow the site by allowing us to pay our regular contributors.
Derek RishmawyFeatured
Eugene Peterson's announcement regarding his views on homosexuality was disheartening, but it should not surprise Christians who know their history.
Susannah Black RobertsMere O Partnerships
The current story of Christian media is not—despite the pain occasioned by the passing of Books and Culture—exclusively one of decline and buzzfeedification. This summer marks the advent
Jake MeadorFeatured
17776 is an amazing, confusing, and fun piece of immersive fiction. But with the delight of reading it I also feel sad about the world it depicts.
Matthew LoftusFeaturedCurrent Politics
Matthew Loftus provided 14 theses for debate on Christianity, healthcare, and the responsibilities of the nation-state.
Jake MeadorFeatured
A couple weeks ago I was reviewing a draft of Kayla Snow’s excellent review of The Long, Long Life of Trees and we began talking about the historically unprecedented ignorance of place that defines many in the west today. A book like […]
Matthew LoftusFeaturedTelevision
Unless you’re living under a rock (or the proverbial bushel), it’s impossible to have missed the phenomenon that is Game of Thrones. Part fantasy epic, part prestige television, its controversial subject matter has made it a bit of a touchy […]
Jake Meador
There is no shortage of practical wisdom here, but the ideology that shapes the book is destructive of anything save individual liberty and self-expression.
Guest WriterFeatured
The Boatmen tells of Thoreau's later years after his time at Walden and shows both why Thoreau is intriguing and why he is tragically flawed as a thinker.
Guest WriterFeatured
I’m pleased to publish this book review by Kayla Snow. Any book written with the expressed intention of moving its readers to stop reading is one that piques my curiosity. When that book is about trees, I am especially intrigued. […]
Matthew LoftusEthicsHealth & Medicine
The government shouldn't interfere with a parents' decision to try to keep their child alive. But keeping someone alive isn't always ethical & dignifying.
Jake MeadorBooksGina Dalfonzo
Many books are currently being published about how churches can effectively include minority groups. It's an admirable but potentially wrong-headed move.