The Church’s Book
by Michael C. LegaspiThe Bible in a Disenchanted Age: The Enduring Possibility of Christian Faith by r. w. l. moberly baker, 240 pages, $24.99 The Book of the People: How to Read the Bible by a. n. wilson harper, 224 pages, $26.99 The Bible and the Believer: How to Read the Bible Critically & . . . . Continue Reading »
T. S. Eliot, Populist
by Robert C. KoonsWhat defines the essence of populism? What is it for, and what is it against? T. S. Eliot had some insights into this question nearly one hundred years ago. In Notes Towards the Definition of Culture, Eliot drew a fruitful distinction between the upper class and the elite. Class . . . . Continue Reading »
The Forgotten Virtue
by James HankinsAt present there is a great deal of handwringing about civility. On campus, students in screaming packs set upon speakers or professors who have said things that the earnest young have been taught to find offensive. Other students are encouraged by university administrators to act as spies, handing . . . . Continue Reading »
The Kominsky Method and the Hollywood Boomers
by John William SullivanUnlike most of what emerges from Tinseltown, a new genre of comedy focuses not on the travails of the young, but of those in their 70s. Continue Reading »
Coming Attractions for 2019
by John WilsonFour books to look forward to in the coming year. Continue Reading »
And All Shall Be Well
by John WilsonA review of Timothy Larsen's George MacDonald in the Age of Miracles: Incarnation, Doubt, and Reenchantment. Continue Reading »
The Point of Gosnell
by Charlotte AllenThe pro-choice media and entertainment industry seem to have conspired to make certain that as few people as possible ever see the film Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer. Continue Reading »
The Bookish Life
by Joseph EpsteinThe village idiot of the shtetl of Frampol was offered the job of waiting at the village gates to greet the arrival of the Messiah. “The pay isn’t great,” he was told, “but the work is steady.” The same might be said about the conditions of the bookish life: low pay but steady . . . . Continue Reading »
In Rare Form
by Jennifer ReeserDevotions by timothy murphy north dakota state, 192 pages, $24.95 Not a knee is padded in Timothy Murphy’s new collection. This is no minor point, considering that knee remains for the length of the volume perpetually bent and on the floor. Like the poet himself, these poems—religious . . . . Continue Reading »
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