Life of Faith
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Honest Historiography
The latest installment in an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Andrew Zwerneman joins the podcast…
Make America Good Again
American politics are chaotic these days. But if you want a glimpse into the future, take a…
Supremacy of the Court
The midnight religious liberty ruling from the Supreme Court last week—Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo—confirms…
Seventy-Five Years Ago in Silesia
In 2012, while visiting the German city of Trier, I stumbled upon the birthplace of Karl Marx.…
Revolution of the Self
Carl Trueman’s The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road…
Christianity and the Future of American Conservatism
One day last year, on a trip to Washington, D.C., I visited two museums: the National Gallery…
Christian Witness from the Cultural Margins
In the last century, our social order has been radically desacralized. Theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer described this as…
The New Colonialism
The bank officer in Accra stared at me across the desk. He seemed intrigued, as if he’d…
The Costs of the Vatican’s Deal With China
On October 22, the Vatican renewed its 2018 provisional agreement with China. The two parties agreed to…
Ash
And in the end is all ash,the translation of our praiseto ruin, and to long daysand nights…
Divine Comedy
It is love that lamps illuminelove in rattled kettles’ steamstaccato love in car horns, squeaking brakeslove between…
Publishers’ Bind
Recently, I paged through a friend’s copy of a just-released bestseller in political theory. I then ordered…
Sitting or Running the Risks
A man sits as many risks as he runs.” This was Henry David Thoreau’s advice to people…
A Baptist Reflection on Reformation Day
On October 31, many Americans decorate their homes for Halloween with ghouls, goblins, cobwebs, and pumpkins. Many…
Lectio Divina and Online Learning
In my education seminars, I often assign Neil Postman’s Amusing Ourselves to Death and Matthew Crawford’s The…
