Wearing, Eating, Loving: The Haptics of Christ-Cloven Flesh By Matt Boulter Around 2014 I read a striking repudiation of “Christian family values.” This in itself is nothing surprising, what struck me was that this came from the pen of a Christian thinker. Arguing ag... Read More...
The Illusion of “The Present Moment” By Ronald A. Wells This essay is a reflection on what some have called “the sacrament of the present moment.” It is in two parts, from experiences a decade apart. It is written by a historian, not a theologi... Read More...
Apologetics: A Comeback Defending and Defining the Faith: An Introduction to Early Christian Apologetic Literature By D. H. Williams Oxford University Press. Pp. 465. $74. Review by Jonathan Bailes I can’t recall what was the first apologetics book that I ever read. It migh... Read More...
Priestly Sacrifice By Mark Michael You’ve probably seen “your pastor before and after coronavirus” memes on your Facebook feed. Over the course of a year, wrinkles sprout and wild hair proliferates, or cuddly Grogu morphs into... Read More...
Re-Evaluating David Brooks By Matt Boulter It was circa 2002. I was an urban church planter in an evangelical denomination in my early 30s, working in a trendy American city. I was full of enthused, energetic adrenaline for gospel-bas... Read More...
A Book for Our Time Michael Mayne’s A Year Lost and Found By Ronald A. Wells About six months into the COVID-19 quarantine, a friend from another part of the country called to ask how I was getting on. I mentioned that a silver lining was the chance to do a lot of reading. So... Read More...
“Children, Keep Yourselves from Idols” Idolatry By Stephen E. Fowl Baylor University Press 2019. Pp. 180 $34.95. Review by Anthony Petrotta Professor Fowl's argument is clear and concise: idolatry is alive and well, just as it was in the day... Read More...
My Pandemic Reading List: Recommendations from a Contemplative By Marcia Hotchkiss After COVID-19 changed our world last spring, I initially thought not much would change in my life, either. As a contemplative, I believed that I practiced the disciplines of slowing, sti... Read More...
