The Archive

Every essay.

Drake OsbornFormation

Found in the Cosmos: Holiness and the Therapeutic

A robust understanding of holiness presents an alternative form of life, set against both the therapeutic and the rationalistic.

Amy MantravadiBook ReviewsFormation

Medieval Wisdom for Modern Readers

Grace Hamman's 'Ask of Old Paths' is an account of virtue that is simultaneously conversant with the contemporary world and grounded in the medieval.

Jeremy SextonCultureChurchFormation

Doug Wilson Is Not a Prophet

Doug Wilson's 'serrated edge' substitutes lampoon for lament and crosses into language Scripture forbids.

Jake MeadorCulture

Tom Holland's Three Options for the West

Three basic belief systems will define the short-term future of the west. Whether the west has a long-term future depends on how those systems relate.

E. J. HutchinsonPoetry

Ora et Labora

Brief wisdom on how to work by the 17th century Danish poet Henrik Harder

Joel KurzPoetry

Hands Held Out: A Poem

We live by what Christ’s carpenter hands give.

Jake MeadorCultureChurchFormation

Becoming the Given: Christian Belonging After the Therapeutic

The therapeutic has emerged as a 'secular methodism' of sorts which we use as an attempt to cope with a world without stories, meaning, or belonging.

Elizabeth SticeTechnologyFormation

The Real You

It’s not the real world, but it is the real you.

James WoodCultureTheology

We Do Not Seek Vengeance Upon Our Enemies

With a startling consistency and clarity, the great doctor of the church, Augustine of Hippo, forbade Christians from seeking vengeance.

Katelyn Walls SheltonFamilySexualityFormation

Sexuality and the Need for Moral Guidance

While it may sometimes be awkward, Christians should be talking more about sex, not less.

Elizabeth SticeBook Reviews

Gifts Given, Gifts Received

'Mailman' is a frequently delightful reflection on civic life and what holds America together even in an era of low trust.

Andrew KaufmannBook Reviews

The Idea of the West

Varouxakis's 'The West: The History of an Idea' takes its readers through many surprising turns in documenting the history of 'the west.'