Tag: Rod Dreher
The Teddy Roosevelt Option: Ben Sasse’s Plan to Save the Country
Let’s get this out of the way right off: The Vanishing American Adult is not a political book. So says author Ben Sasse.
A Social Justice Warrior in King Roderick’s Court
Last Thursday’s “Time for the Benedict Option?” discussion hosted by Plough, First Things, and The American Conservative was a great summary of the Benedict Option debate so far and where things ought to go from here. You can watch the...
Reviewing Rod Dreher’s “The Benedict Option”
Fair Warning: This is long. But I’ve tried to break it up with some header tags that make it easy to scan on an initial read. The review basically falls into three parts: The paragraphs between “Introduction” and “What is...
On Presidential Politics and Evangelical Cultural Clout
If you’ll indulge me, I’m going to circle back around to Emma Green’s review of Rod’s book while also linking it to Katelyn Beaty’s review of the same published earlier this week in the Washington Post.
Categorizing the Benedict Options: A Reformation Day Reflection
Today marks the 499th anniversary of the day that would come to be seen as the spark that ignited a movement that purified the church in northern and western Europe and gave new energy to an already strong movement to...
What Proximity is Worth
In my mind this post began as a recap of Q Boston, an attempt to make connections between the disparate array of presentations and conversations that took place during its 2.5 stimulating days. Much has been made of the focus...
Engagement is Discipleship
As Christians face more direct opposition from cultural powers, we should consider Rod Dreher’s recent discussions of the Benedict Option and the Jeremiah Option. The former represents a more “separatist” approach to cultural or political engagement and the latter embraces...
Do we Really Need Small Towns?
This bit from my friend Jake Meador’s excellent piece on why we need small towns has lingered with me: No, we don’t all have to move to small towns to find these communities. But small towns make that sort of...
The Little Way of Ruthie Leming: A Review
Ruthie Leming lived in a little way. While her older brother left their rural Louisiana hometown to chase a big city journalism career, Ruthie stayed, married her high school sweetheart, became a teacher at the local school, and raised her...