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Kevin HargadenBooks

Book Review: Jean Vanier: Portrait of a Free Man by Anne-Sophie Constant

Constant's biography of Jean Vanier rightly treats the L'Arche founder as a Christian mystic rather than some kind of guru or healthcare entrepreneur.

Jake MeadorBooks

In Search of the Common Good Book Launch

To coincide with the launch of "In Search of the Common Good" we're running a companion kit drawing for people who read and review the book.

Nathan Luis CartagenaPhilosophyBooks

Book Review: Philosophy and the Christian

The Davenant Institute's new edited volume "Philosophy and the Christian" testifies that all Christians can practice philosophy for Christ and his kingdom.

Jake MeadorBooks

Reading Plans in 2019

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 MeadorBooks

The Hedonism of Reading Good Books

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 MeadorBooks

The Scientist's Prayer

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 MeadorBooks

New Davenant release: God of Our Fathers

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 CarmanBooks

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 macdonaldBooks

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 SmithBooksJeff 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 JamesBooks

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 MeadorBooksGina 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.