Resident Theologian
A link to my essay on Gen Z, reading, and self-taught learning in a postliterate age.
One more reflection on literacy, biblicism, and lay reading of Scripture.
A link to my review of Douthat’s new book on religion in Christianity Today.
Links to two new essays just published online.
A list of the 100 living essayists, journalists, and bloggers I always read, no matter what.
A link to my new piece in Christianity Today arguing against euthanasia.
The headline says it all. Read on for more details!
Ten thoughts on Percival Everett’s novel James, a revisionist take on Mark Twain’s Huck Finn and winner of the National Book Award.
A link to my review of Jordan Peterson’s allegorical commentary on the Torah in Christianity Today.
Links to my two latest columns for Christianity Today.
Two quotes: one from David Graeber and one from Wendell Berry.
Some scholarly resources and excerpts on how literate (or not) ancient Greeks and Romans were at the time of the early church.
Thinking out loud about answers in response to this question.
A link to my essay answering the question: “What does every university and college student need to learn?”
A link to my new piece on screen-free worship for Christianity Today.
Just what the title says: links to pods and reviews.
It’s out! At long last! Order a copy today!
A link to my review of Rod Dreher’s new book on re-enchantment in Christianity Today.
Ten laudatory thoughts about Liu Cixin's deeply theological and anti-totalitarian novel The Three-Body Problem.
It's pub day! Come celebrate! Buy a book or three!
A link to my essay in The Christian Century on Tad Williams, Osten Ard, the genre of fantasy, and Christian faith.
Thinking about the place of video games in boys' lives: preteen, teens, twenties, and thirties.