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Jake MeadorBook Reviews

Reading Plans in 2019 - Commonplaces

One of the things you will become aware of very quickly when you begin writing a book is that you know nothing. (The next phase is becoming aware of the fact that you are a fraud.)

Jake MeadorBook Reviews

The Hedonism of Reading Good Books - Commonplaces

E. J. Hutchinson at TAC: “I hate to read new books.” So begins William Hazlitt’s essay “On Reading Old Books.” The title will remind readers of C.S. Lewis’s similarly named but much more well known essay “On the Reading of […]

Jake MeadorBook Reviews

The Scientist's Prayer - Commonplaces

The prayer of the scientist if he prayed, which is not likely: Lord, grant that my discovery may increase knowledge and help other men. Failing that, Lord, grant that it will not lead to man’s destruction. Failing that, Lord, grant […]

Jake MeadorBook Reviews

New Davenant release: God of Our Fathers - Commonplaces

Both of these things are true: I have spent my entire life in the church. I didn’t really know the traditional view of the doctrine of God until the last couple of years.

Tessa CarmanBook Reviews

Book Review: Easter Stories: Classic Tales for the Holy Season

Plough's new anthology of Easter stories ably captures both the beauty of Easter and the surprising, even shocking, fact of Christ's resurrection.

Tessa Carmangeorge macdonaldBook Reviews

The Factitude of Creeks

For those who have wondered why C.S. Lewis called George MacDonald “master,” this wisdom-rich anthology tells us why.

Guest WriterJames SmithBook ReviewsJeff Bilbro

Book Review: Awaiting the King by James K. A. Smith

Jeff Bilbro reviews James K. A. Smith's new book "Awaiting the King" and has one key question: Can the church liberalism needs survive the liberal order?

Samuel JamesBook Reviews

Book Review: How to Think by Alan Jacobs

Alan Jacobs's new book, How to Think, is a helpful guide to thinking and arguing carefully in a cultural context that makes doing so difficult.

Jake MeadorBook ReviewsGina Dalfonzo

Book Review: One by One by Gina Dalfonzo

Many books are currently being published about how churches can effectively include minority groups. It's an admirable but potentially wrong-headed move.

Charlie ClarkBook ReviewsP. D. James

Book Review: Children of Men by P. D. James

P. D. James's "Children of Men" does not often appear next to Huxley or Orwell on best dystopian fiction lists, but James may be better than both of them.

Miles SmithSocial TrendsBook Reviews

Reviewing Archbishop Charles Chaput's "Strangers in a Strange Land"

Reviewing Archbishop Charles Chaput's "Strangers in a Strange Land"

Charlie ClarkBook Reviews

Reviewing Adalbert Stifter's "Rock Crystal"

Adalbert Stifter's "Rock Crystal" is a 19th century novella that draws its readers into an imaginative world by telling the story of two lost children.