Paul Johnson (1937-2023): A Valediction
By M. D. Aeschliman. The prolific English historian and journalist Paul Johnson died two months ago and there was no dearth of substantial obituaries in the British and American media, for both of which he wrote frequently and influentially for sixty years....
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...
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...
Summer is here and the days are long. Slowing schedules allow time for many of us to sink into the queue of books that have been patiently waiting for us over the busyness of our end of spring schedules.
@lsheahan, @DavidGBonaguraJ, @darrellfalconbu
Ah, just your typical 663-page light summer beach read for a @ubookman book review. Makes Wealth of Nations look like a Substack essay.