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Stewards of the Soil: Agrarian Life in a Calvinist Key

October 6th, 2025 | 9 min read

By Holly Stockley

In recent years, agrarianism has reemerged as a serious subject of reflection among Christian thinkers. Publications from Plough to The American Conservative feature essays on rooted, land-based life. Wendell Berry still finds new readers, while Catholic writers revive distributism for both academic and popular audiences. Beyond the page, young Christian families embrace homesteading and household economies not as merely lifestyle choices, but as theological conviction. What was once a niche subculture is becoming a credible alternative to both technocratic liberalism and consumerist Christianity.

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Holly Stockley

Holly Stockley is a small-town veterinarian, wife, and mother of two special needs children. When not tending to animals or family, she is an occasional writer and even more occasional podcaster at Vintage Americana, where she explores themes of localism, agrarianism, and traditional living.