Hope Beyond the Walls of the World: Tolkien on Escapism and Eucatastrophe
The term escapism is often spoken of in distaste in the modern western world, especially among those who are considered to be among the more…
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Three Billboards, Flannery O’Connor, and Hope
Writer and director Martin McDonagh’s newest film, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, proved to be a critical success after being nominated for seven Academy…
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Allegorizing the Drama of Redemption: Additional Reflections on John Bunyan’s Use of Allegory to Communicate Christian Truth
In my first article, I briefly introduced Bunyan’s use of allegory. In this piece, I consider why Bunyan might have found allegory an effective…
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Theology ‘Under the Similitude of a Dream’: Brief Reflections on John Bunyan’s Use of Allegory to Communicate Christian Truth
Last autumn, I visited a large congregation in London while on a research trip. The church’s leadership team graciously permitted me to examine their…
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Review: The Messiah Comes to Middle Earth
Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of a three-part review. Philip Ryken. The Messiah Comes to Middle Earth: Images of Christ’s Threefold…
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Review: Joy by George Bernanos
George Bernanos. Joy. Introduction and Notes by Andrew T.J. Kaethler. Tacoma, WA: Cluny Media, 2017. 340 pp. £13.57/ $17.95 It is difficult to portray good…
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Review: Fierce Imaginings
Editor’s note: This is the first part of a two-part review. God in dangerous territory: Interview with Rachel Mann, author of Fierce Imaginings:…
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Ronnie Knox, the Priest as Man of Letters
The eclipse in Ronald Knox’s fortunes after his death contrasts starkly with the recognition that he had enjoyed in his lifetime as writer, classicist,…
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The Lands Between: Working in Interdisciplinary Spaces
Gerard Loughlin has referred to interdisciplinary scholars as ‘those who work at the edges … who wander, though determinedly, in the lands between, in…
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