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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.

Charlie ClarkBooksP. 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 TrendsBooks

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

We're pleased to publish this review by Dr. Miles Smith. Recent cultural and social changes in the United States have prompted concerned Christians to pick up their pens

Charlie ClarkBooks

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.

Jake MeadorBooks

Reviewing Anthony Esolen's "Out of the Ashes"

Anthony Esolen's punchy book is valuable because the imaginative Esolen does a marvelous job of depicting the good and helping his readers to desire it.

Guest WriterTheologyBooks

A Review of Theology as Discipleship by Keith Johnson

Keith Johnson's Theology as Discipleship is a deeply helpful book for theologians. But it is not, the protestations of its endorsers aside, for everyone.