How long, O Lord? The question is posed repeatedly by the Psalmist. It continues to be posed across the ages, uttered even by our lips in the shadows of a dark season. How long must I suffer this illness? Drag through this labor? Bear with evil men? Did not our Lord himself wonder this . . . . Continue Reading »
In The People’s Justice, Judge Amul Thapar adroitly assumes the role of storyteller to defend an influential and controversial jurist’s reputation. He recounts twelve prominent cases that have come before Justice Clarence Thomas during his thirty-two-year term on the Supreme Court. The book . . . . Continue Reading »
As debates over critical race theory rage on, both in society and within the church, one important point seems to have been missed by all sides: Many of the most important biblical writers were among the sharpest critical theorists of their day. I may be naive to imagine that an appreciation of the . . . . Continue Reading »
One of the heartening developments of recent years is a renewed appreciation of typological interpretation among Protestants for the Bible. Continue Reading »
Bruce Becker joins the podcast to discuss his new book True Crimes of the Bible. Continue Reading »
Cornelius Plantinga joins the podcast to discuss his new book Under the Wings of God: Twenty Biblical Reflections for a Deeper Faith. Continue Reading »
Fr. Hans Boersma joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Pierced by Love: Divine Reading with the Christian Tradition. Continue Reading »
Bishop Robert Barron joins the podcast to discuss his new book The Great Story of Israel. Continue Reading »
My deep thanks to Brad East for his piece on doing theology in a divided church (“Theology in Division,” April 2023). The topic is centrally important and rarely taken seriously, as if its obviousness renders the challenge uninteresting. East’s larger points about aiming at a catholic theology . . . . Continue Reading »
My mother was notorious for it: checking out of a hotel with an item or two more than she checked in with. Years later, the contents of our drawers, countertops, and clothes closets bear witness to her souvenir-collecting. We have wooden coat hangers labeled “Property of the Pullman Company,” a . . . . Continue Reading »
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