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Nathaniel MarshallBook ReviewsFormationJournalWinter 2026

To Dabble or Not to Dabble

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

Attending to 'Paradise Lost'

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

On Judging Books

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

The Sacred and the Profane

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

The Garden and the Liturgy

Both the church calendar and the work of gardening are reminders of our mortality and an exhortation to prepare for the world to come.

Nadya WilliamsBook Reviews

Sons of Adam, Daughters of Eve

Lewis believed that every human being is made in the divine image, male or female, as part of the giftedness of creation.

Christopher GehrzBook ReviewsJournalWinter 2026

Christians in the Age of Hitler

What happens to civic society as the norms that shaped 'the age of Hitler' erode and vanish?

Daniel K. WilliamsBook ReviewsJournalWinter 2026

Adding Up the Evidence for God: A Social Scientist’s Journey through Apologetics

Charles Murray's engagement with the Christian faith shows the power and the limits of a certain sort of apologetic.

Nadya WilliamsBook Reviews

CSB Women’s Study Bible: An Interview with Stefana Dan Laing

An interview with Stefana Dan Laing on patristics, the work involved in editing a study Bible, and the women of the House of Jacob.

Casey SpinksBook Reviews

Kierkegaard's Ontology

What does Søren Kierkegaard mean when he claims that his entire authorship is concerned with becoming a Christian?

Nadya WilliamsBook Reviews

30 Key Moments in the History of Christianity: An Interview with Mark W. Graham

Grove City historian Mark Graham spoke with Nadya Williams about the Church of the East, Alcuin of York's influence on Charlemagne, and much else.

Nadya WilliamsBook Reviews

30 Key Moments in the History of Christianity: An Interview with Mark W. Graham

Grove City historian Mark Graham spoke with Nadya Williams about the Church of the East, Alcuin of York's influence on Charlemagne, and much else.