The Summer Reading List
by George WeigelHere is a compilation of engaging titles to keep you company during the summer months. Continue Reading »
Seven Protestant Theologians Every Catholic Should Read
by Bruce Riley AshfordThis list provides a good starting point for thoughtful Catholics who would expose themselves to some of the most influential Protestant theologies of the last century and a half. Continue Reading »
A Tom Wolfe for the 2020s
by Peter J. LeithartThe Index of Self-Destructive Acts is the Big New York Book of the 2020s, as Tom Wolfe’s Bonfire of the Vanities was for the 1980s. Continue Reading »
What Are Bookstores For?
by John-Paul HeilGood bookstores invite us to contemplate truths that lie beyond our everyday concerns. Continue Reading »
The Summer Reading List: A Ukrainian Primer
by George WeigelGiven the rubbish about Ukraine spewed out by Russian propaganda trolls and regurgitated by foolish or ideologically besotted Americans, this year’s annual summer reading list will focus on serious books that explain the background of a conflict that will shape Europe’s future—and ours. Continue Reading »
The Antidote to Apocalyptic Thinking
by John WilsonDoes apocalypticism about American Christianity merit more serious consideration? Hard to say, but I’m struck by the radically truncated and highly selective historical memory that seems to characterize so many accounts of our current situation. Continue Reading »
Six Modern Theologians Every Thoughtful Person Should Read
by Bruce Riley AshfordThoughtful non-theologians will benefit from patient exposure to these scholars. Continue Reading »
Two Views of Suburban America
by John WilsonIn his new book, Bill McKibben wonders whether the flag, cross, and station wagon of his youth were really so good for America. Continue Reading »
The Riches of Rock Art
by John WilsonA recent book on the history of Native American rock art invites readers to experience both a profound sense of otherness and a fundamental human bond, neither one cancelling out the other. Continue Reading »
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