Book review: ‘Regime Change’ and Postliberal False Hope
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“Among Deneen’s more outlandish proposals is the suggestion that the separation of Church and State be abolished. Pointing to rising ‘deaths of despair,’ Deneen insists that it is not enough to ‘ensure [the people’s] freedom to pursue’ essential goods of human life, such as religious faith.” - Juicy Ecumenism
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Russel Moore on Evangelicalism: “I really don't think we can fix it at the movement level.”
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NPR interviews Moore on his new book: Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America - NPR
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Christianity and Liberalism: The Spirituality of the Church in a Politicized World
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“It’s the 100th anniversary of J. Gresham Machen’s classic work. It didn’t change American Presbyterianism but should have. Was he just ahead of his time?” - Acton
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In new book, Russell Moore urges evangelicals to stop lying and come back to Jesus
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“I’m talking more about the disconnect between what people really believe and what the expectations of the tribe demand. And that is what I see to be so dangerous and exhausting to people.” - RNS
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Who and What Is a Libertarian?
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“It’s more complicated than you think. A new book takes a detailed look at all the factions, competing definitions, and enormous resources that the libertarian movement brings to discussions of a free market and a free people.” - Acton
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Revelation for the Rest of Us: "Speculation is the biggest problem in reading Revelation today."
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“Times have certainly changed since the 70s when speculation was in vogue. Do you know how many pastors and preachers today refuse to open Revelation for sermons?” - Denison
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On Reading Widely: Are You Stuck on One Shelf?
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“Root your thinking in the Word of God first, but be informed about the world around you. Resist being spoon fed by others. Do your own reading and research to form your own opinions. Read from original sources.” - P&D
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Is Social Science ‘Science’?
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“Jason Blakely is professor of political science at Pepperdine University and has written a book, We Built Reality: How Social Science Infiltrated Culture, Politics, and Power, that is likely to perturb some, gratify others, but interest almost everyone.” - Acton
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A look at Os Guinness’ new book: Signals of Transcendence: Listening to the Promptings of Life
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“God has infused the world with His presence, with signs that point to Him and His love. He can be seen, for those with eyes to see, in everything from the beautiful to the tragic to the mundane.” - Breakpoint
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