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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.

Rachel WelcherBook Reviews

A Place to Stand: On Reading Poetry

Jeffrey Bilbro's 'Exiles Journey' excels because he gives his readers a place to stand, somewhere to be as they encounter his earthy images.

Nadya WilliamsCultureBook Reviews

Mahmoud v. Taylor, Winnie the Pooh, and Why Children in Public Schools Deserve Beautiful Books

A question lingers behind the Mahmoud v Taylor decision: Why is today's children's literature so bad? And why do we keep giving bad books to kids?

Nadya WilliamsCultureBook Reviews

Mahmoud v. Taylor, Winnie the Pooh, and Why Children in Public Schools Deserve Beautiful Books

A question lingers behind the Mahmoud v Taylor decision: Why is today's children's literature so bad? And why do we keep giving bad books to kids?

Scott CunninghamCultureBook Reviews

Agonistic Democracy

What prospects are there for democracy when society turns toward agonism? That is the troubling question James Davison Hunter considers in his latest book.

Amy MantravadiBook Reviews

The Urgency of Grace

David Zahl's new book will be a welcome aid to anyone needing to hear the old, old story for the first time or for the 100th time.

Nadya WilliamsBook Reviews

Plato Among the Tyrants: On the Making of 'The Republic'

Plato's experience in Syracuse where he sought to make a philosopher of a tyrant likely played a significant role in how he thought about 'The Republic.'

Rick KennedyBook Reviews

The Wisdom of Hope in Boethian Times

Thomas Ward's new book on Boethius draws the martyred philosopher into conversation with C. S. Lewis, showing how Boethius and Lewis faced similar threats.

Nadya WilliamsBook Reviews

Passing the Torch: A Conversation with Louis Markos

Louis Markos discusses classical education and the life of the mind with Nadya Williams.

Daniel K. WilliamsBook Reviews

Religious Freedom and Conservatism in America: Interview with John D. Wilsey

Historian Daniel K. Williams interviews John Wilsey about his new book on religious freedom and conservatism in the United States.

Nadya WilliamsBook Reviews

The Shepherd and the Duck Woman

English farmer James Rebanks needed to step outside the demands of his machine-like life to rediscover the delight of simple vocations.

Kirsten SandersBook Reviews

Biblicist Means for Egalitarian Ends

Beth Allison Barr's 'Becoming the Pastor's Wife' fails largely due to the significant problems with both her historical and theological methods.