The People of the Bookstore

by Jeff Deutsch

What makes a text sacred? There are many answers to this question, but I learned mine from the Jewish tradition in which I was raised.  Continue Reading »

13 Sep 2022

Paradise Here and Now

by Samira Kawash

The resurgent nationalisms of recent decades have been one response to the homogenizing impulses of globalization—but nation is not the solution to homelessness in Eugene Vodolazkin’s Brisbane. Continue Reading »

1 Aug 2022

Hart’s Turn To Heterodoxy

by Gerald McDermott

Universalism begins with the ancient gnostics, and once embraced by Christians, tends to unravel every major Christian dogma. This powerful tendency helps us understand—if not explain—Hart’s fall into Hindu metaphysics and gnostic theology. 
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18 Jul 2022

Given for Love

by Victor Lee Austin

Despite its flaws, Louise Penny’s latest novel is ultimately a book of fundamental human goodness. It encourages us to look at a child, as happens at a significant New Year’s Eve moment, and not see “Down syndrome,” but a person with a name—a person given for us to love. Continue Reading »

14 Jul 2022

A Snapshot of the Culture in 2022

by John Wilson

Books to look forward to. Continue Reading »

5 Jul 2022

A Tom Wolfe for the 2020s

by Peter J. Leithart

The 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 »

24 Jun 2022

What Are Bookstores For?

by John-Paul Heil

 Good bookstores invite us to contemplate truths that lie beyond our everyday concerns. Continue Reading »

13 Jun 2022

The Summer Reading List: A Ukrainian Primer

by George Weigel

Given 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 »

8 Jun 2022

The Antidote to Apocalyptic Thinking

by John Wilson

Does 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 »

7 Jun 2022

Six Modern Theologians Every Thoughtful Person Should Read

by Bruce Riley Ashford

Thoughtful non-theologians will benefit from patient exposure to these scholars. Continue Reading »

6 Jun 2022