On Freedom
As I write this, we are still in the month of July, which begins with a celebration of freedom—the independence of the United States from…
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Moneyball
I saw the movie Moneyball first, and loved it. The book is even better. In it, Michael Lewis follows the front-office of the Oakland A’s…
The Triumph of Christianity
The Triumph of Christianity, by Rodney Stark, is a readable, accessible and thought-provoking overview of 20 centuries of Christianity. In this volume, Stark—a well-known sociologist of…
Bad Religion
Ross Douthat’s Bad Religion is a tour de force analysis of the state of Christianity in America today. In this volume, Douthat examines how political,…
Amazing Grace
Another great volume by Eric Metaxas—a brilliant, winsome, and humorous distiller of history. In this volume—the story of William Wilberforce, who spent his life fighting…
Evening in the Palace of Reason
On the evening of May 7, 1747, Frederick the Great issued a very focused challenge to an aging J.S. Bach: improvise, on the spot, a…
Atheist Delusions
Here’s an extended excerpt from David Bentley Hart’s excellent book, Atheist Delusions: The Christian Revolution and Its Fashionable Enemies. It is well worth reading the…
The Heart of Christianity: Rediscovering a Life of Faith
In the decade before he wrote The Heart of Christianity, Marcus Borg spoke to “more than two hundred Christian groups throughout North America.” Originally invited…
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