Those of us who have been married for a very long time (this writer has 45 years and counting) finally come to..
by N.T. Wright HarperOne. New York. 240 pages As with any controversial author who has written scores of books, readers must be..
by C. Christopher Smith and John Pattison InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, Ill. 247 pages REVIEWED BY FELIPE N. MARTINEZ Hello! You’ve reached..
The Twilight of the American Enlightenment: The 1950s and the Crisis of Liberal Belief By George M. Marsden Basic Books, New York...
What makes for an epic space adventure? Well, part of the “Star Wars” success, besides the brilliant classical soundtrack, was the development..
by Steven Garber InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, Ill. 255 pages REVIEWED BY DON MEEKS "Truth is in order to goodness.” Thus does..
by Addison Hodges Hart Wm. B. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids Mich. 148 pages The author describes this as a book of oppositions: Christianity against..
“Get On Up” is a sprawling, rambling, sometimes-inspiring, sometimes-maddening biopic of the late, great James Brown, “The Godfather of Soul.” The lead..
OK, all of you genteel folks who have been complaining loudly about how there is no eloquence left any more, that all..
by Joseph Bottum Random House, New York. 322 pages REVIEWED BY MICHAEL PARKER The neoconservative writer, and former editor of First Things,..
Some of the same elements appear in this story as in the Samson saga in the Book of Judges. Samson’s birth was..
OK, all you good elders in PC(USA) churches, turn in your Book of Order to W-1.3000 (page 80 in the 2013-2015 edition)...
by Thomas Piketty Belknap Press of Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 696 pages REVIEWED BY SKIP FERGUSON “Marxist!” “Socialist!” “Communist!” Since the publication..
Mark Lau Branson and Nicholas Warnes, editors InterVarsity Press, Downer’s Grove, Ill. 192 pages At the recent General Assembly, commissioners in the..
I share a parking lot with a Catholic school. All during the school year, I park next to cars with bumper stickers..
The problem with time travel movies is that somewhere along the way, the logic always breaks down. The problem with animated films..
The motion-capture technology is really astounding, especially in 3-D. However, there are many genteel moviegoers who will not go see either sci-fi..
by Alan Jacobs Princeton University Press. Princeton, N.J. 247 pages In 2011, when Princeton University Press launched its new series “Lives of..
by Adam Hamilton Harper One. San Francisco, Calif. 324 pages For as long as I can remember, my father has taken issue..
By Donald K. McKim Westminster John Knox Press. Louisville, Ky. 355 pages There are those who learn English by reading a good..
This is one, dear readers, where I would ask, if your ears are easily offended, to look past the language. The quality..
It’s almost impossible to talk about this film without giving it away, so instead I’ll talk about something analogous and if you..
I didn’t think anybody could sing like Frankie Valli. I was wrong. Wow, John Lloyd Young has an incredible voice. And it’s..
It’s billed as a romance, and the trailers imply that stars Keira Knightley (29 years old) and Mark Ruffalo (47 years old)..
Those who pine for the “Golden Age” of Hollywood when actors dressed like ladies and gentlemen in evening wear, acted with dignity..
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