May 14, 2020 / Perspective
Jo-Ann Badley asks whether N. T. Wright’s historical method can be foundational for his eschatological vision.
Jo-Ann Badley
May 14, 2020 / Perspective
May 14, 2020 / Perspective
Perspective
The Perspective section offers reviews of selected publications and informed opinions on current events or issues.
Patricia Smith
February 10, 2020 / Perspective
February 10, 2020 / Perspective
Patricia Smith reviews an inspirational book on writing and revision as spiritual practice.
Kevin Hargaden
September 19, 2019 / Perspective
September 19, 2019 / Perspective
Kevin Hargaden reviews the collection Fragile World: Ecology and the Church.
Andrew Arndt
December 3, 2018 / Perspective
December 3, 2018 / Perspective
Andrew Arndt describes how Fleming Rutledge’s Advent takes us back to the soul of this critical and peculiar season.
Jason Byassee
April 19, 2018 / Perspective
April 19, 2018 / Perspective
Jason Byassee reviews Kate Bowler’s Everything Happens for a Reason, a book he says takes on evil from the inside—and laughs.
John Schweiker Shelton
November 9, 2017 / Perspective
November 9, 2017 / Perspective
John Schweiker Shelton reviews Undomesticated Dissent by Curtis W. Freeman.
Brett McCracken
August 31, 2017 / Perspective
August 31, 2017 / Perspective
Brett McCracken reviews Look and See, a documentary film focusing on the life and perspective of Wendell Berry.
Natasha Duquette
August 21, 2017 / Perspective
August 21, 2017 / Perspective
Natasha Duquette explores the themes of lament and healing in the poetry of three Canadian women.
Zach Czaia
December 22, 2016 / Perspective
December 22, 2016 / Perspective
Zach Czaia examines Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Between the World and Me from the perspective of a Catholic high school English teacher.