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Nadya WilliamsBook Reviews

The Pastor Who Rescued Jews

Though forgotten today, Andre Trocme's memoirs tell the story of great courage that was founded on the simplicity of Christian obedience.

Nadya WilliamsCultureBook Reviews

In Defense of Christian Patriotism: An Interview with Daniel Darling

An interview with Dan Darling of the Land Center on his new book concerning patriotism, nationalism, and why we need more politically engaged Christians.

Amy MantravadiBook ReviewsFormation

Medieval Wisdom for Modern Readers

Grace Hamman's 'Ask of Old Paths' is an account of virtue that is simultaneously conversant with the contemporary world and grounded in the medieval.

Elizabeth SticeBook Reviews

Gifts Given, Gifts Received

'Mailman' is a frequently delightful reflection on civic life and what holds America together even in an era of low trust.

Andrew KaufmannBook Reviews

The Idea of the West

Varouxakis's 'The West: The History of an Idea' takes its readers through many surprising turns in documenting the history of 'the west.'

Amy MantravadiBook Reviews

The Body God Gives

Smith's 'The Body God Gives' is a helpful biblical supplement to the philosophical work on selfhood in Trueman's 'Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self.'

Steven SearcyPoetryBook Reviews

Field of Bounty and of Grief

Paul Pastor's 'The Locust Years' is a wonderful book to help introduce someone to the joys of poetry or to reinvigorate a forgotten love for it.

Kirsten SandersBook Reviews

Making the Wrong Bet

If the world is haunted and the evil supernatural is real, then taking a somewhat indifferentist posture to which God or gods one follows is an odd choice.

Amanda McCrinaBook Reviews

That One Note That Holds Life

Sildre's graphic novel biography of Arvo Part is, above all else, a spiritual biography exploring Part's spiritual growth, which fed his musical work.

Nadya WilliamsBook ReviewsFormation

Seeking a Life Well Lived

Karen Swallow Prior's new book won't tell you what job to take. But if you desire counsel about how to live well, this book will deliver.

Samuel JamesFeaturedBook Reviews

When the Therapeutic Replaces Sin - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Chuck DeGroat. When Narcissicism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community from Emotional and Spiritual Abuse. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2020. 200 pp, $24. (originally published in Digital Liturgies) Imagine the following scenario. You are approached by two people in your church, […]

Stiven PeterEvangelicalismCulture WarBook Reviews

Want people to go to Church? Invite them. Want them to stay? Invite them into your life.

The Great Dechurching isn't primarily driven by the culture war. It's driven by the radical absence of the church in the day to day lives of people.