One perk of being a book reviewer is that publishers regularly send emails, catalogs, and a steady stream of advanced review copies. I try to review as many as I can, but I can’t get to them all. So each month I highlight a few new and upcoming books that I’m particularly excited about. (The …
In a world of stuffy theology and turgid prose, N.D. Wilson offers a breath of fresh air. He’s a poet-theologian who stares wide-eyed at our wondrous world, glimpsing in every ordinary moment a glimmer of God’s whim and surprise—much like Chesterton and Lewis in the last century. (Like those two giants, Wilson also see-saws back-and-forth …
Christopher Hagen grew up in the home of a bible studying, church attending, Evangelical family in Nashville and later a Chicago suburb. He attended Carleton College in Minnesota because “the winters are harder there” and graduated in 1998 with a liberal arts degree in Religion and a beautiful Minnesota bride. A year after college, …
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One of the big highlights of last weekend’s Defending the Faith Conference was meeting Dr. Peter Kreeft. I got to share many conversations with the wise, witty, and wondrous philosopher. We discussed everything from C.S. Lewis and surfing, to atheists, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jewish mystics, and of course books. While discussing our current reads, I mentioned …
This past weekend, I had the joy and honor of speaking at the Defending the Faith Conference at Franciscan University of Steubenville. The whole thing was a blast. I think it was one of the best and well-organized conferences I’ve ever been to. The talks were deep and insightful, the worship holy and powerful, and …
