In our final review of the Symposium of Bruce Ellis Benson’s Liturgy as a Way of Life, Nathaniel Marx approaches Benson’s book from a different angle, engaging him and his argument with a unique cultural phenomenon that seems at first glance far away from Benson’s topic. But Marx’s cultural exegesis proves just as good as […]
Following up on Monday’s opening review of Bruce Ellis Benson’s Liturgy as a Way of Life by Ed Phillips, Bruce offers his response below. —————- First, I want to thank Ed Phillips for such a thoughtful response to my book. It’s always a pleasure to respond to reviewers who have interacted with one’s work at […]
We begin our Book Symposium with a fantastic review by L. Edward Phillips. Ed’s engagement with Bruce raises a series of excellent practical and philosophical questions. His review will be of interest to academics, but especially reflective practitioners. You’ll find Ed’s bio below. ————— Over the course of history, Christianity has had a bumpy relationship […]
I love it that each of my interlocutors has homed in on quite different themes and issues in The Fall of Interpretation. And as you’ll have guessed, it’s a special treat to engage Neal, one of my star students about whom I regularly brag, taking way more credit than I deserve. (We also both share […]
The practice of reflection takes center stage at the end of every year. As a new year begins, looking back on what was and anticipating what will be has become another hallmark of the holiday season. With its connection to the holidays, the emphasis on reflection garners its own corner of the market as holiday […]
A review of J. Kameron Carter’s recently published book, RACE: A THEOLOGICAL ACCOUNT.
n Hans Urs von Balthasar’s THEO-LOGIC, Christian truth is also the world’s truth, and it is the Spirit-led task of the followers of Christ to improvise on the melody of the Logos in order to draw out the truth of the world.
In this essay the author explores the fraternal worldview exhibited in the work of Francis of Assisi as a contemporary source for Christian hope in the face of death.