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Nadya WilliamsTechnologyBook Reviews

All the Things We Do Not Know

The Library of Ancient Wisdom reminds us of both the limitations of our knowing and the goodness of the world, which is both worth knowing and loving.

Nadya WilliamsBook Reviews

Walking Faithfully Through Deconstruction: Interview with Ian Harber

Ian Harber's 'Walking Through Deconstruction' resituates deconstruction from a heady intellectual experience to something more felt and existential.

Elizabeth SticeTechnologyBook Reviews

On the Nature of Things

Liz Pelly's 'The Mood Machine' lays bare the corrosive effects of relating to art in a purely commercialized, consumer-driven way.

Nadya WilliamsBook Reviews

Translating Homer in the 21st Century

The choices one makes when translating ancient texts require more than simply knowing the languages one is working with.

Danielle TreweekBook Reviews

A Sham Trial: Reviewing 'The Sin of Empathy'

Joe Rigney's 'Sin of Empathy' collapses under the weight of its own internal contradictions and inconsistencies.

McGuire BolesBook Reviews

Surviving the Magic Universe

Herbert’s six-novel Dune saga offers unfulfilled Western souls a universe of infinite possibilities, and they’re all out to kill you

Michael HortonBook ReviewsJournal 6Journal

Michael Horton Replies to Nadya Williams and John Ehrett

Michael Horton replies to the reviews of 'Shaman and Sage' from Nadya Williams and John Ehrett

John EhrettBook ReviewsJournal 6Journal

The Long Orphic Shadow

Horton's book at points exaggerates or misrepresents the nature of the conflict between 'Orphism' and Christianity.

Nadya WilliamsBook ReviewsJournal 6Journal

Orphics in Our Midst

Michael Horton's 'Shaman and Sage' is a thorough and persuasive account of the enduring relevance of what he calls 'Orphism' in western religious life.

Brad LittlejohnBook ReviewsJournal 6JournalDemocracy and Solidarity

The Resilience of America’s Hybrid-Enlightenment

When we attend to local, policy-level political life, it turns out America's democratic systems are not as weak as many think.

Stiven PeterBook ReviewsJournal 6JournalDemocracy and Solidarity

Democracy After Nihilism

We no longer have a society; rather, we have an anti-culture which instrumentalizes people.

John SheltonBook ReviewsJournal 6Journal

The Institutional Roots of America’s Political Crisis

The preservation of democratic life requires strong (and well-funded!) institutions.