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Filming Desire
Recently, I sat down to watch Desire of the Everlasting Hills, a newly released documentary about three Christians…
The Scandal of Calvary
Is it possible for a film to capture the horror of the sexual abuse scandal in the…
In Praise of Praise Music
Praise music gets no respect, even among Christians. It is not hard to figure out why the…
Saving Rock and Roll
Rock and roll has a rebellious sound. I write that hesitantly, because there is really no such…
Progressive Rock Redeemed
On February 9, I had the pleasure of finally seeing one of my favorite bands for the…
Eternal Sounds: A Tribute to the Everly Brothers
The recent death of Phil Everly reminds us of the artistic legacy the Everly Brothers left behind.…
Debt, Gift, and Sacrifice in the Hunger Games
The book, The Hunger Games, is of course better than the movie. The book’s story moves with…
False Hope Springs Eternal
The Uses of Pessimism: And the Danger of False Hope by Roger Scruton Oxford, 240 pages, $29.95…
A Tangled Mess
By changing the title of the Rapunzel fairy tale to Tangled, the folks at Disney have found…
A Perfect Game
In his later philosophy, Heidegger liked to indulge in eccentric etymologies because he was certain that there…
The Brothers Grim
Hitch-22 by christopher hitchens twelve, 448 pages, $26 The Rage Against God: How Atheism Led Me to Faith…
Remembering Rohmer
Eric Rohmer, leading director of the French New Wave, died in January at age 89. During a…
The Tenure Itch
Franz Rosenzweig and the Systematic Task of Philosophy by Benjamin Pollack Cambridge, 352 pages, $90 n The…
Religious Freedom and the Supreme Court
Religious Freedom and the Supreme Court by Ronald B. Flowers, Melissa Rogers, and Steven K. Green Baylor,…
Jesus Has AIDS
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on the former First Things’ blog Evangel. Jesus has AIDS. Just reading…
