Passing the Torch: An Apology for Classical Christian Education By Louis Markos. IVP Academic, 2025. Paperback, 240 pages, $30. Reviewed by David Hein. This fine study by Louis Markos, an English professor at Houston Christian University and the author of many books,...
Teaching the Virtues By David Hein. Mecosta House, 2025. Paperback, 222 pages, $16.95. Reviewed by Thomas Griffin. Aristotle famously began his Metaphysics with a foundational principle: “All men by nature desire to know.” This leads to two further questions: What...
Unless the Lord Builds the House: Shared Foundations for Christian Education By Andrew Kern. CiRCE Institute, 2024. Paperback, 118 pages, $20.99. Reviewed by Jesse Hake. Andrew Kern’s vision for education in Unless the Lord Builds the House is as expansive and as...
Father Joseph Fessio, S.J.: California Blackrobe By Cornelius Michael Buckley. S.J. Ignatius Press, 2024. Hardcover, 379 pages, $27.95. Reviewed by Lee Oser. “Fessio.” The name has become a test. The first card the reviewer lays on the table will evoke a smile or a...
On Being Civilized: A Few Lines Amid the Breakage By Tracy Lee Simmons. Memoria College Press, 2023. Paperback, 281 pages, $15.45. Reviewed by Darrell Falconburg. “What is civilization?” When confronted with what appears to be civilizational disintegration, many...
Localism, American-style
“Chuck” Chalberg on "Localism: Coming Home to Catholic Social Teaching," edited by Dale Ahlquist and Michael Warren Davis.
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