The Archive

Every essay.

Nadya WilliamsBooks

Orthodox Christians and the Rights Revolution in America: An Interview with Rev. Dr. A. G. Roeber

A conversation with Rev. Dr. A. G. Roeber about political rights and Eastern Orthodoxy.

Andrew KoperskiBibleTheology

Two Cheers for Michael Heiser

While not without its issues, the work of Old Testament scholar Michael Heiser has many strengths and merits a close and sympathetic reading.

Elspeth CurriePoetryBooks

The Annunciation: An Excerpt from the Incarnation Poems of Martha Marchina

A brief Advent meditation on a poem from the 17th century Italian poet Martha Marchina, whose works have never before been translated into English.

Casey McCallBooks

A Critical Review of James Baird’s 'King of Kings: A Reformed Guide to Christian Government'

Baird's 'King of Kings' has a clear and forceful thesis, but the questions it raises are far too complex to be adequately addressed in a mere 85 pages.

Jake MeadorMusicMere O ToastThomas Reviews Worship Songs

Thomas Aquinas Reviews Christian Songs: 'Lemonade'

In which the Angelic Doctor considers whether or not Jesus be making lemonade.

Kirsten SandersBooksThe Magpie

The Magpie 2: Two Theological Whodunnits

Kirsten Sanders reviews two recent books by Sarah Hinlicky Wilson in the latest edition of her books column, 'The Magpie.'

Nadya WilliamsBooks

The Case for Intellectual Gratitude

It is a profound privilege to live in a world where there are poets.

Jim WildemanFormation

My Christmas Bicycle

Sometimes when God seems absent it is only because we are looking for him in the wrong places.

Dennis SansomTheology

The Enduring Relevance of Nicaea

The debate held at the Council of Nicaea can seem quite obscure to us today, but the underlying issues are as important as ever.

Ian SpeirCultureTheology

Freedom to be Bound: Religious Liberty from Moses to Madison

Religious liberty is understood best as the freedom of a community to be bound to obligations greater and higher than those of the state.

Daniel GoodmanCultureFormation

Aristotle in the Coffee Shop

Learn to recognize affirming the consequent and bulverism and you are ready to understand many 'debates' in our cultural moment.

Brian PellCulture

Musical Taste, Beauty, and Love for God

Taste in music is not purely arbitrary, but neither is it wholly objective. Rather, it is something that must be informed and used to lead us to God.