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Colin RedemerBook Reviews

Meet the Author C. S. Lewis Loved That You've (Probably) Never Heard Of

The author C. S. Lewis recommended most frequently wasn't Chesterton, Dante or Shakespeare, but the largely unknown 17th century writer Thomas Traherne.

Houston ColeyFormation

A Kingdom of Tea and Strangers

L'Abri is a Christian community that exists to help people understand that 'Christ did not come to make us Christian; Christ came to make us fully human.'

James DiddamsTechnologySexuality

The Human Costs of Pornography

If the sex industry cannot exist without victimization, the suffering of the vulnerable is indelibly tied up with the income of the 'successful.'

Jake MeadorPolitical TheoryFormation

Calendars as Catechesis

Calendars are teachers. And this week our calendar teaches us to give thanks.

The Mad Theologian Collective

An SBL Statement on Recent SBL Statements on Past SBL Statements

We regret any pain or trauma caused by a lack of clarity in our previous statements about past statements.

Jake MeadorCulture WarCurrent Politics

Why the Raw Egg Nationalist Affair Matters

The barstool conservatives and the Christian-ish UK intellectuals agree on this: There is no reconciliation between vitalism and Christianity.

Jake MeadorFormation

Christ or the Pit

If Our Lord will not bruise broken reeds, then neither should his followers.

Drake OsbornWorkEconomics and BusinessFormation

The Ends of Work

Rest is not a reprieve from work, but rather is one part of a fruitful human life, existing peaceably next to work.

Zephram FosterMarriageSexuality

Marriage is a Thin Place

The church has long taught that there is a cosmic dimension to marriage.

Jake MeadorFeaturedEvangelicalism

The Mystique of the Pro-Life Movement: On Trump & the March for Life

The victory that an alliance with Trump will secure for the pro-life movement is real, but comes at the cost of the movement's vitality and credibility.

Robert BrownReadingFilm Reviews/HollywoodStar Wars

The Dead Speak!: Reading with the Jedi

Yoda's correction of Luke in 'The Last Jedi' is suggestive of how we should all relate to classic texts and to our reading lives more generally.

Phil GaudreauHistorySociologyCurrent Politics

Century of Change

What sort of legacy are you leaving for your great-grandchildren?