Think Again, Sunshine: Conquest and Jordan Peterson By Sam Cripps Dr. Jordan Peterson, a former professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, has taken the English-speaking world by storm. His books 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote for Chaos and Beyond ... Read More...
The Glory of Grandparents: The Age of the Grandparent Has Arrived By Richard Kew When in 1985 our family moved to Sewanee, Middle Tennessee was very different than it is now. I often jokingly described Nashville back then as a hick city with rhinestones. Middle Tennessee w... Read More...
Casting the Net on the Other Side: Post-COVID Church Renewal By Jonathan Turtle The Diocese of Toronto took its theme for synod this year from the Gospel According to St. John: “Cast the net” (21:6). It is a wonderful passage of Scripture to reflect on as a diocese. It’s a promising passage filled with hope for God’s... Read More...
God Speaks Amid the Mess A Post-COVID Catechesis By Victor Lee Austin Cascade Books, pp. 88, $14 Review by James Stambaugh It may have been premature in the Year of our Lord 2022 to publish a book with “Post-COVID” in the title... Read More...
Getting to the Heart of the Matter By Kristine Blaess As we are taking stock after the pandemic, I notice in myself and in my congregation an increased clarity about who we are and what we are about. We are disciples of the crucified and rise... Read More...
The Call for Spiritual Mentors By Robin T. Jennings I was a rector for about five years and looked pretty good on the outside. On the inside I was hollow. I needed help. Spiritual help. It was the 1980s, and the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation led by Tilden Edwards in Washington... Read More...
Religious Parenting: Is There A Meaningful Difference? By David Ney Noted American sociologist Christian Smith teamed up with two of his doctoral students, Bridget Ritz and Michael Rotolo, to investigate how American parents conceived of the task of intergenerat... Read More...
The Humanities: Antidote to Hot Takes By Jon Jordan When we find ourselves in times of conflict, what we need and what we are tempted toward are often in a great deal of tension. What we need is to be called to humane interaction, to Christian c... Read More...
