Having been raised in a pietistic Fundamentalist home, my first art history class in college providentially became one of the defining moments of my…
Invitation to the Classics: A Guide to Books You’ve Always Wanted to Read (Louise Cowan and Os Guinness, 1998)
Would you agree with this? A discerning Christian is a thinking Christian, and a thinking Christian reads. Not just occasionally, but regularly; not just…
Intelligent Design: The Bridge Between Science and Theology (William Dembski, 1999)
The idea of intelligent design has been around for a very long time, but being able to identify design reliably has been a problem.…
In the Beginning: Foundations of Creation Theology (Herman Bavinck, 1999)
Knowing that God created the world around us, and ourselves as part of it,” Dr. Packer writes, “is basic to true religion.” The doctrine…
How the News Makes Us Dumb: The Death of Wisdom in an Information Society (C. John Sommerville, 1999)
In 1991, an article was published in First Things that so impressed me I sent copies to a number of my friends. I also…
The Hidden Smile of God (John Piper, 2001)
The writer of Hebrews twice instructs us to “imitate” the faith of those who have gone before us and whose lives have been marked…
Why Bother With Culture?
You’ve heard the criticism. Perhaps you’ve been a critic yourself. The disapproval often goes something like this: “Why do you bother messing around with…
Socrates Café: A Fresh Taste of Philosophy (Christopher Phillips, 2001)
There is a danger in both Christian families and Christian schools that indoctrination is taken for education. Nothing could be farther from the truth.…
Sex and Real Estate: Why We Love Houses (Marjorie Garber, 2000)
Perhaps it is more pronounced here than in other places. But the evidence seems to indicate otherwise. Dallas, Texas, is the real estate capital…
The Risk of Education: Discovering Our Ultimate Destiny (Luigi Giussani, 2001)
For those who consciously connect apprenticeship to Jesus with its cultural impact, there is a new form of ecumenism emerging. Among some thinkers the…