Seven Challenges that Shaped the New Testament: Understanding the Inherent Tensions of Early Christian Faith By F. Scott Spencer. Baker Academic, 2024. Paperback, 240 pages, $27.99. Reviewed by Ryan Patrick Budd. I wish someone else had written this book. I don’t say...
St. Patrick and His World By Mike Aquilina. Scepter, 2024. Paperback, 144 pages, $15.95. Monastery and High Cross: The Forgotten Eastern Roots of Irish Christianity By Connie Marshner. Sophia Institute Press, 2024. Paperback, 240 pages, $18.95. Reviewed by Ryan...
What is Christianity? The Last Writings By Pope Benedict XVI. Ignatius Press, 2023. Hardcover, 230 pages, $24.95. Reviewed by Ryan Patrick Budd. At the lowest point in his life, when everything was falling in ruin, King Saul of Israel knew whom he really wanted to...
"The first question, and perhaps the most pressing one when reviewing a book by @McCormickProf, is this: Even in the comparatively small world of intellectual conservatism, is there anything George isn’t doing?" - R. McKay Stangler in @ubookman
"Nonetheless, admittedly indirect evidence has been put forth, evidence which at least suggests that Hoover might have been inadvertently onto something when he successfully proposed replacing the notion of a relatively quick “panic” with something more drawn out, maybe even