A few things online that caught my attention this week: James Davison Hunter: “We now simply lack an adequate vocabulary for making moral judgments or for directing moral action in our public or private lives.” Abandoned churches On intellectual humility […]
Archives for March 2024
When it comes to Ukraine funding, Liberty University students appear to be America first
Liberty University’s culture war arm, the Standing for Freedom Center, interviewed some students about Ukraine funding and the southern border. Watch: Liberty students and alum: Do you hold similar views on U.S. funding for Ukraine?
What is happening at the American Bible Society?
My book The Bible Cause: A History of the American Bible Society ends just before the society’s 200th anniversary in 2016. If you want to get a sense of what has happened to this storied benevolent society since then, check […]
Goodbye Nashville (for now)
I’ve spent a little over a month in Nashville in 2024. In mid-January I was in the Music City during a snowstorm that paralyzed the city. I managed to get a little research done on my current book project during […]
“Should the president now go scot-free, we will teach the next generation very different, more cynical rules”
Here is David Gergen during the Bill Clinton impeachment investigation in 1998: …At the end of the day, we should recognize that the heart of this case is not about Clinton, nor is it about Starr. It is about us, […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week atĀ Current: Here are the most popular posts of the last week atĀ The Way of Improvement Leads HomeĀ blog: Here are the most popular posts of the last week atĀ The ArenaĀ blog:
The Blessing of Unicorns: Byzantine mini mosaics, busyness, the language of flowers, and more
Mysterious Byzantine mini mosaics, translating ancient epics, Mike Cosperās new book, women of the Superbowl, valorizing busyness, pregnancy as disease (or not!), and the language of flowers.
When H. G. Wells Found God
A forgotten spiritual conversion