The Social Gospel for Our Times
The End of Civility: Christ and Prophetic Division By Ryan Andrew Newson. Baylor University Press, 2023. Hardcover, 248 pages, $54.99. Reviewed by Lee Trepanier. In the past few years, there has been a growing number of commentators decrying the lack of civility in...
Genesis Through a Glass Darkly
Reading Genesis By Marilynne Robinson. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024. Hardcover, 352 pages, $29.00. Reviewed by Richard Gunderman. In thin places, the distance between heaven and earth is narrowed, making it possible for human beings to feel the presence of the...
The Wisdom of Medieval Scholasticism
Ordered by Love: An Introduction to John Duns Scotus By Thomas M. Ward. Angelico Press, 2022. Paperback, 174 pages, $17.95. Reviewed by David Weinberger. The philosophical thought of the high Middle Ages, also known as “Scholasticism,” often seems impenetrable to...
Talking Race: Community Over Conflict
All One in Christ: A Catholic Critique of Racism and Critical Race Theory By Edward Feser. Ignatius Press, 2022. Paperback, 163 pages, $17.95. Reviewed by William H. Rooney. In All One in Christ: A Catholic Critique of Racism and Critical Race Theory, philosopher...
@ubookman The series seeks to advance understanding of the significance of the American founding to our times through fresh, concise presentations. The following piece by @ubookman editor @lsheahan sets the stage: https://buff.ly/Aakgs0W
Throughout the semiquincentennial year celebrating America’s independence, @ubookman will invite a range of writers and speakers to contribute to a series drawing upon Russell Kirk’s work on the American Revolution and the constitutional order it secured.