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Haunted by Waters: A River Runs Through It at Fifty
We are ready to give ourselves. And yet we find that we do not know what part of ourselves to offer—or worse, that the part we have to give is not wanted.
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An Affirmative Case for Christian Patriotism: A review of Daniel Darling’s In Defense of Christian Patriotism
A sense of biblically justified disavowal of one’s polity was not the norm in Christianity generally, and American Christianity specifically.
This Machine Kills Experience
The real impact of the digital revolution hits us directly in the place that matters most: our very experience of life
The Body a Virtual Age Most Needs
"You do not find your way back to the real by striving for it but by receiving it."
What Makes a Good Neighbor? A Review of The Perfect Neighbor by Geeta Gandbhir
On June 2, 2023, an Ocala, Florida woman named Susan Lorincz fired a shot through her locked and dead-bolted front door, killing her neighbor...
Vincenzo Latronico’s Cold Brilliance
The novel’s chief strength, in other words, lies in its presentation of Anna and Tom’s struggle against . . . something.
Revisiting Milton: A Review of Alan Jacobs’ Biography of Paradise Lost
Milton may displease, offend, or disrupt, but he rarely leaves a reader unmoved.
A New Entry in the Canon of Orphan Literature
He begins the story cradling his father’s headstone, a symbol, as there is no body, and prepares to set it next to his mother’s grave.
A Guide for the Uncurious: On Post-Liberalism
While the book has moments of clarity, it is ultimately frustrating and unpersuasive. If I were to add a subtitle, it would be Post-Liberalism: A Guide for the Uncurious.
What Ails You? A Review of Liturgies of the Wild
This is not an attempt to paganize the faith, but to re-situate it. “Inhabit the Time and Genesis of your Original Home,” he urges.
Come On Up to the House: A Review of Wake Up Dead Man
The film's mystery is a satisfying one, but its pleasures are secondary to the consideration of the larger mystery of the Christian faith.
Tending Place on the Edge of a Decaying Empire
Clavier introduces a colorful cast of characters in the first few chapters of the novel. Luckily, we’re given a character index at the beginning of the book, so if you get a…
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