First Links — 10.13.15

Pond Scum: Henry David Thoreau’s Moral Myopia
Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker

Bradbury the Realist
Thomas F. Bertonneau, University Bookman

Beginning the Benedict Option Today
Leah Libresco, Patheos

There’s a Way to Stop Mass Shootings and You Won’t Like It
Rob Myers, MyStudentApt

Early Warning Signs of Adult-Onset Calvinism
Stephen Altrogge, The Blazing Center

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