One of the magazines I subscribe to is Reformed Perspective, and I would encourage you to do the same. If you like, you can get over there and subscribe right now. I bring this up because the cover story of their most recent issue was on “Christian Fantasy after Lewis and Tolkien,” a theme worthy …
Here’s to Wishful Thinking
Repenting of Bad Things in the Abstract
“Call for ‘Repentance! Broadly considered!’ and lots of people will call you The Thunderer. But call for repentance for homosexuality, or porn use, or confiscatory taxation, and people will suddenly say you have become ‘too political'” (Rules, p. 78).
Making John Knox’s Bones Twitch
Rachel Marie Stone wrote an article for Christianity Today urging us to “reconsider” Margaret Sanger. The point was that while Sanger was emphatic about the personal and social good that comes from freely available contraception — contraception that was under the control of women — she was also opposed to abortion. I learned about this …
Eichmann in Jerusalem
Title: Eichmann in Jerusalem Author: Hannah Arendt Genre: History Publisher: Penguin Release Date: 1963 Pages: 312 Hannah Arendt's authoritative report on the trial of Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann includes further factual material that came to light after the trial, as well as Arendt's postscript directly addressing the controversy that arose over her account. A sober …
Ukraine #3
We have already noted how complicated things in Ukraine are, and I trust I have cast suspicion on any approach that wants to reduce everything to clear and simple (and therefore ideological) talking points. To the extent we are involved in this kind of thing at all, our chief job is to stay out of …
The Prophet Sober and the Culture Drunk
Well, it is Monday morning, so let me write something outrageous. We can sweep up the pieces later. But also keep in mind the fact that just because something is outrageous, it does not follow that it is untrue or unnecessary. In fact, now that the cultural headquarters of our republic has been transferred to …
An Interview Well Worth Your While
You Could Look at It That Way
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