Apocalyptic Hope?
Tradition and Apocalypse: An Essay on the Future of Christian Belief By David Bentley Hart. Baker Academic, 2022. Hardcover, 208 pages, $24.99. Reviewed by Paul Krause. “Once upon a time, Christianity grew and endured and even flourished over the course of many...
Can We Trust the Gospels?
Testimonies to the Truth: Why You Can Trust the Gospels By Lydia McGrew. Deward Publishing, 2023. Paperback, 276 pages, $15.99. Reviewed by David Weinberger. Millions of Americans who tuned in to the 2023 Super Bowl were exposed to advertisements for Jesus. The ad...
Here Comes Everybody: A New Survey of American Catholicism
American Pilgrimage: A Historical Journey Through Catholic Life in a New World. By Christopher Shannon. Augustine Institute and Ignatius Press, 2022. Hardback, 580 pages, $34.95. Reviewed by Rev. Anthony D. Andreassi. In anticipation of its fiftieth anniversary in...
The Founders and the Constitution on Religious Liberty
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...
Decades ago, Robert Nisbet anticipated many of today’s concerns about loneliness, bureaucracy, and declining community. Luke C. Sheahan (@lsheahan) revisits the ideas behind those warnings and their relevance today.
Questions about first principles have become fashionable again. @HorcherF and @DanJTPitt apply generosity to smooth contention between intellectuals and politicians, they embrace the tension between theory and practice, and they highlight the power of particularity as a source of