Out of Many, One
Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years By Paula Fredriksen. Princeton University Press, 2024. Hardcover, 288 pages, $29.95. Reviewed by Daniel James Sundahl. Our local priest uses the phrase “our separated brethren” when referencing other denominations...
Defending the Christian Faith
100 Tough Questions for Catholics: Common Obstacles To Faith Today By David Bonagura Jr. Sophia Institute Press, 2025. Paperback, 176 pages, $17.95. Reviewed by David Weinberger. “In the day to day trenches of adult life,” writes David Foster Wallace, “there is...
Renewing Our Understanding of True Freedom
Called to Freedom: Retrieving Christian Liberty in an Age of License By Brad Littlejohn. B&H Academic, 2025. Paperback, 192 pages, $22.99. Reviewed by Andrew Fowler. Freedom could be Modernity’s most overused yet least understood word. In an American context,...
The Triumph of Love
Muses of a Fire: Essays on Faith, Film, and Literature By Paul Krause. Stone Tower Press, 2024. Paperback, 227 pages, $24.95. Reviewed by Jesse Russell. Roman Polanski’s 1974 masterpiece Chinatown is not only a classic of film noir, but it is also one of the greatest...
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