The Archive

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Nathaniel MarshallBook ReviewsFormationJournalWinter 2026

To Dabble or Not to Dabble

Amateurism is wonderful, but asking it to serve as a subversion of capitalism and hustle culture is to misunderstand what it is.

Ben GibsonCulture

Marilynne Robinson's Simple Wisdom

Too often we think that the only viable solution to pressing social problems is complex engineering or trite answers. What we need are simple acts.

Keeping Kids Christian with Cameron Shaffer

Jamie CarlsonTheologyChurch

Why Evangelical Gender Discourse Is Unserious

Evangelical gender discourse tends to be fairly fake and contrived because the key questions are ignored due to a combination of anxiety and partisanship.

William TateBook ReviewsJournalWinter 2026

Attending to 'Paradise Lost'

Alan Jacobs's biography of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' will help new readers understand and appreciate the immensity of Milton's poem.

Austin GravleyCultureTechnologyFormation

The State of the Internet: 2026

The first ever State of the Internet report from Mere Orthodoxy

Matt ReynoldsBook ReviewsFormation

On Judging Books

There are times when the work of understanding why a book fails and taking the time to explain that can be immensely worthwhile.

Shane HullArtMusicCulture

A Conversation with Andrew Peterson About the Music of Rich Mullins

A conversation with Andrew Peterson about the music of Rich Mullins and what it was like to do a live performance of one of Mullins's greatest albums.

Kirsten SandersCultureChurchBook ReviewsJournalWinter 2026

The Sacred and the Profane

If you experience many longings and intuitions that are traditionally answered by religion, why not be religious? Paul Elie's book attempts an answer.

Gracy OlmsteadChurchBook ReviewsFormationJournalWinter 2026

The Garden and the Liturgy

Both the church calendar and the work of gardening are reminders of our mortality and an exhortation to prepare for the world to come.

Nadya WilliamsBook Reviews

Sons of Adam, Daughters of Eve

Lewis believed that every human being is made in the divine image, male or female, as part of the giftedness of creation.

Christopher GehrzBook ReviewsJournalWinter 2026

Christians in the Age of Hitler

What happens to civic society as the norms that shaped 'the age of Hitler' erode and vanish?