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Ron Howard’s Disappointing Hillbilly Elegy
Discussions of J. D. Vance’s 2016 Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis…
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…
In Memoriam: Bill Eerdmans (1923–2020)
William B. Eerdmans Jr. passed away on November 13, 2020. This reflection is excerpted from an article…
The New Colonialism
The bank officer in Accra stared at me across the desk. He seemed intrigued, as if he’d…
The Battered Priesthood
I was astonished to read recently that the archbishop of New Orleans, Gregory Aymond, is seeking to…
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…
The Economic Stakes of the Election
Donald Trump and Joe Biden have numerous economic policy differences. In my view, the most important concerns…
