The Next C.S. Lewis? A Note on Austin Farrer
It was sometimes said after C.S. Lewis’s death that his apologist’s mantle had fallen on the shoulders of Austin Farrer.[1] The two men knew each…
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Review: Imaginative Apologetics
Andrew Davison (ed). Imaginative Apologetics: Theology, Philosophy and the Catholic Tradition. 2011. Reprint, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2012. In his Introduction, Andrew Davison…
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Connecting the Dots
It happens to pretty much everyone at an early age. You’re handed a paper smothered in dots, and are instructed to carefully draw lines…
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Visual Lectio Divina
I remember the first time I experienced Lectio Divina. More importantly, I remember the verse I memorized that evening and the key phrase that…
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Tenebrae: Pursuing the Whole Worshipper
The gospels portray the passion of Jesus as more than an atoning transaction. Indeed, Jesus’ suffering was the tragic culminating moment of Adam’s race when…
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Toward An Ethics of Children’s Fiction
As parents, we all know we should be reading aloud to our children. There are countless anthologies of children’s literature that tell us what…
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Death, Art and Christian Worship
In a week marked by Halloween and All Saints Day, it seems very appropriate to write about death. Over the last few weeks, I…
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Art and Sustainability
The National Gallery in London recently advertised that it partnered with General Electric to “grow the first living masterpiece.” Outside the museum in Trafalgar…
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Art that Tells the Story: A Review
Christopher R. Brewer, ed., Art that Tells the Story. Grand Rapids, MI: Gospel through Shared Experience, 2011. 102 pp., $24.99 paper. Don’t open the book right…
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