The Founders and the Constitution on Religious Liberty

The Founders and the Constitution on Religious Liberty

by | Mar 5, 2023

Religious Liberty and the American Founding: Natural Rights and the Original Meanings of the First Amendment Religion Clauses By Vincent Phillip Muñoz. The University of Chicago Press, 2022. Paperback, 344 pages, $30. Reviewed by Thomas G. West. In a field crowded...
Ever Ancient, Ever New

Ever Ancient, Ever New

by | Feb 19, 2023

The New Apologetics: Defending the Faith in a Post-Christian Era Edited by Matthew Nelson. Word on Fire Institute, 2022. Paperback, 288 pages, $24.95. Reviewed by Scott D. Moringiello.  I regularly teach “Introduction to Catholicism” at DePaul University. Of the 40...
The Celebrity-Industrial Complex

The Celebrity-Industrial Complex

by | Feb 12, 2023

Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits are Hurting the Church By Katelyn Beaty. Brazos Press, 2022. Hardcover, 208 pages, $24.99. Reviewed by James E. Hartley.  “The celebrity,” opined Daniel Boorstein, “is a person who is known for his...
Psalms for Heaven, Earth, and Everywhere In Between

Psalms for Heaven, Earth, and Everywhere In Between

by | Jan 22, 2023

Christian Poetry In America Since 1940: An Anthology Edited by Micah Mattix and Sally Thomas. Iron Pen/Paraclete Press, 2022. Paperback, 208 pages, $25. Reviewed by Steven Knepper.  Christian Poetry In America Since 1940 begins with a proclamation: “There has been a...
In Defense of Divine Justice

In Defense of Divine Justice

by | Jan 15, 2023

Is God a Vindictive Bully? Reconciling Portrayals of God in the Old and New Testaments By Paul Copan. Baker Academic, 2022.  Paperback, 320 pages, $27.99. Reviewed by Annmarie McLaughlin. Recently, while I was reading Paul Copan’s Is God a Vindictive Bully? and...