Contributor
Filed under
Jake MeadorCultureBook Reviews
We often do not think of democratic liberalism has possessing its own sort of moral excellencies, yet the model of George Smiley suggests that we should.
Lucy S. R. AustenBook ReviewsJournalWinter 2026
The history of the book shows us that human frailty and cruelty have led to horrors, and that human goodness and strength have created powerful change for the better.
Jake MeadorBook Reviews
For Berry and the Christian tradition, authentic political community is a thing that can be created, not merely something that arises from nature.
Katy CarlBook Reviews
Can story outdo wrongheaded calculation, political machination, and ideological influence, all to awaken and regenerate our capacity to choose the good?
Andrew KaufmannBook Reviews
Scialabba's wandering meditation on hope is not without flaws, yet it remains instructive and worth engaging on many distinct levels.
Elisabeth Lasch-QuinnBook Reviews
If we have loved something good with a deep and faithful love, then even if that thing is lost, we still have cause for gratitude.
Matthew LoftusBook ReviewsJournalWinter 2026
We should find hope in the fact that it is actually quite difficult to truly embrace pessimism
Nathaniel MarshallBook ReviewsFormationJournalWinter 2026
Amateurism is wonderful, but asking it to serve as a subversion of capitalism and hustle culture is to misunderstand what it is.
William TateBook ReviewsJournalWinter 2026
Alan Jacobs's biography of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' will help new readers understand and appreciate the immensity of Milton's poem.
Matt ReynoldsBook ReviewsFormation
There are times when the work of understanding why a book fails and taking the time to explain that can be immensely worthwhile.
Kirsten SandersCultureChurchBook ReviewsJournalWinter 2026
If you experience many longings and intuitions that are traditionally answered by religion, why not be religious? Paul Elie's book attempts an answer.
Gracy OlmsteadChurchBook ReviewsFormationJournalWinter 2026
Both the church calendar and the work of gardening are reminders of our mortality and an exhortation to prepare for the world to come.