September 2014

The Future of Protestantism
Protestants often act as if the Reformation were the end of history, the moment when the Church…
Correcting Catholic Blindness
See, judge, act.” Such has been the method by which modern Catholic social teaching has urged Catholics…
Libertarian Delusions
Recently I was invited to give a lecture on libertarianism at a prestigious Christian college. The large…
The Bolshevik Moment
During commencement season, a number of speakers were deemed politically impure. Earlier in the spring, Mozilla CEO…
A Church for Exiles
We live in a time of exile. At least those of us do who hold to traditional…
Letters
Reward R. R. Reno reports that there’s a $10,000 reward for anyone who can change Sam Harris’s…
How I Evolved on Gay Marriage
As a young Christian, I arrived at college in the fall of 2004 with some of the…
Learning from Bodies
The baby in my arms lacks the majority of his brain. He was born just fifteen minutes…
Shaken not Smoked
Marijuana is becoming more socially acceptable and legally available. It would seem that a majority of Americans…
Divorce and Remarriage
The divorce statistics for modern Western societies are catastrophic. They show that marriage is no longer regarded…
Anxieties of Fairness
Capital in the Twenty-First Century by thomas piketty belknap, 696 pages, $39.95 My life as an economist…
Godless Mysticism
Living with a Wild God: A Non-believer’s Search for the Truth About Everything by barbara ehrenreich grand…
They Cry Out
The Global War on Christians by John Allen Image, 320 pages, $25 The attacks began at 2:45…
Briefly Noted
The Rise and Decline of American Religious Freedom by steven d. smith harvard, 240 pages, $39.95 Anyone…
A New Apologetic
The Experience of God: Being, Consciousness, Bliss by david bentley hart yale, 376 pages, $25 David Bentley…
Counterfeit Goods
Every Day Is for the Thief by teju colerandom house, 176 pages, $23 n Republishing the early…
Living Room Blues
I feel less lonely when I watch TV: The heartbreak and the healing both go quicker, And…
On the Wrong Side of History
Smart people have informed me I am on the wrong, or losing, side of history. But will…
Station VI of the Cross
VI. Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus He stopped a moment, when her eyesMet his and grieved…
In the Cemetery of Kuzhmir Poland
Words without song for Rabbi Ezekiel Taub Behind a wall of livesEngraved in stones,Searching for the homesThey…
Slow Green
The elements were stark: a winter wall,snow, ice, snapped wrist. Through the breakI could just glimpse the…
Cancer Patient
Though ill with cancer, I am here outdoors To walk slow steps and feel the warmth of…