The Intersection of Faith and Culture
Strange dim memories, which will not abide identification, often, through misty windows of the past, look out upon me in the broad daylight, but I never dream now. – George Macdonald, Lilith There is no distinct line that separates childhood from adulthood. The transition is fluid, as our lives flow […]
“Do you feel restless?” asks Jennie Allen. It’s a simple question, but it’s one that has come to define a new generation of Christians. Many of us feel like we’re meant for something more than “going through the motions” of life — what that is, though, is another question. Allen’s latest […]
*A review on Iain Provan’s book Seriously Dangerous Religion * When I mentioned to an acquaintance that I thought Christopher Hitchens, in his book God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, had made some fairly accurate points, I was met with astounded unbelief. “But why would a Christian read Hitchens? He […]
A review on Ellis Potter’s 3 Theories of Everything The year was 1976. He got off the bus in front of a large chalet in the Swiss Alps and wondered if — here, of all places — he would find what he was looking for. He read a carved wooden […]
In the summer of 2005, Cheryl Strayed set out on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) — a 2,663 mile trail running through California, Oregon, and Washington, stretching from the Mexican to Canadian border. Strayed was 26 at the time and reeling both from the death of her mother four years […]
Have you ever challenged yourself to read one of those books that everyone says is a ‘must-read’? Maybe you’ve been told that tackling The Brothers Karamazov, or War and Peace, or the Bible from cover to cover, will change your life. I must admit that I’m usually not one to […]