The Archive

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Joshua HeavinBibleBook ReviewsJournalSpring 2025

Learning from a Humble Theologian

Though his academic achievements are many, what is most remarkable about the life and work of Richard B. Gaffin is the spirit of humility that defines him.

Ian OlsonCultureJournalSpring 2025

Monsters and the Long Defeat

The modernist rejection of the monstrous has left us unequipped with the tools we need to comprehend and resist evil.

Jeff BilbroCultureBook ReviewsFormationJournalSpring 2025

A Love for Reading and Reading for Love

Understanding the unhealthy ways people have sometimes approached reading can help us better understand the technological temptations of our moments.

Matthew LaPineBook ReviewsFormationJournalSpring 2025

Suicide and Persevering in Love

Edith Hall's moving exploration of suicide in classical art is a striking but ultimately inadequate response to the problem of suicide.

Charlie ClarkCultureBook ReviewsGlobal

The Romance of Realism

Williamson Murray's history of modern warfare raises the uncomfortable question of whether there even is such a thing as 'just war' anymore.

Stu KernsChurchJournalSpring 2025

The Final Apologetic

The mark that proves that Jesus came from God the Father is Christian love. So why do often find that love so immensely challenging?

Jake MeadorTheologyFormation

Reading Historic Theology Like an Adult

It is no dishonor to our fathers in the faith to extend their thought or dissent from it, nor is it an honor to them to agree unthinkingly.

Michael LuccheseCultureJournalSpring 2025

John Quincy Adams Amongst the Postliberals

John Quincy Adams offers a compelling example of how to preserve a civic liberalism in the face of severe religious critique of its failings.

Alastair RobertsTheology

Jesus the Healer

Although it is easy to consider Christ’s healing ministry detached from the cross, when we view the two together they shed light upon each other.

Rachel WelcherFormationJournalSpring 2025

Don't Trip

The things that so irritate us in the moment are often precisely the things which give meaning and joy to our lives.

Bernard HowardBook ReviewsGlobal

A Protest That Harms Its Own Cause

Munther Isaac's 'Christ in the Rubble' ultimately fails because of a lack of realism, a loose relationship to facts, and subtle anti-Semitism.

Daniel K. WilliamsBook ReviewsJournalSpring 2025

The Power of Charisma in American History: An Interview with Molly Worthen

The concept of charisma offers a striking new way of thinking about the relationship between religion and politics in the United States.