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Jake MeadorBook Reviews

What We Read in 2025

A recap of some of the Mere O band's favorite books they read in 2025

Elizabeth SticeBook Reviews

Why History Matters

David McCullough's final work is a testament to the conviction that drove all his work—that history matters immensely and imparts wisdom to its students.

Nadya WilliamsBook Reviews

Orthodox Christians and the Rights Revolution in America: An Interview with Rev. Dr. A. G. Roeber

A conversation with Rev. Dr. A. G. Roeber about political rights and Eastern Orthodoxy.

Nadya WilliamsBook Reviews

Orthodox Christians and the Rights Revolution in America: An Interview with Rev. Dr. A. G. Roeber

A conversation with Rev. Dr. A. G. Roeber about political rights and Eastern Orthodoxy.

Elspeth CurriePoetryBook Reviews

The Annunciation: An Excerpt from the Incarnation Poems of Martha Marchina

A brief Advent meditation on a poem from the 17th century Italian poet Martha Marchina, whose works have never before been translated into English.

Casey McCallBook Reviews

A Critical Review of James Baird’s 'King of Kings: A Reformed Guide to Christian Government'

Baird's 'King of Kings' has a clear and forceful thesis, but the questions it raises are far too complex to be adequately addressed in a mere 85 pages.

Kirsten SandersBook ReviewsThe Magpie

The Magpie 2: Two Theological Whodunnits

Kirsten Sanders reviews two recent books by Sarah Hinlicky Wilson in the latest edition of her books column, 'The Magpie.'

Nadya WilliamsBook Reviews

The Case for Intellectual Gratitude

It is a profound privilege to live in a world where there are poets.

Tessa CarmanBook Reviews

Light in 'Jane Austen's Darkness'

Julia Yost's exploration of the dark themes and failed marriages in Jane Austen's fiction is a rich reading of the great novelist's work.

Haley StewartBook ReviewsJournalFall 2025

Rediscovering the Whimsy of Children’s Books

Wonderful children's literature has a way of reminding us that the world is still delightful and still worth knowing.

John D. WilseyBook ReviewsJournalFall 2025

Modernity, Secularism, and the Struggle for a Christian Civilization

Danielou's argument is a reminder to us that physical and material factors influence personal piety, and often in quite profound ways.

Felicia Wu SongBook ReviewsJournalFall 2025

The Tragedies of Longing for Home

Much of Kingsnorth's technological critique is very sharp, which makes his hostility toward certain left wing thinkers unfortunate and puzzling.