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Unlocking the Lewisian Imagination


Review by Ben Lima

Author Jason M. Baxter says readers who enjoy C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia and other tales are not merely being entertained. They are glimpsing a worldview that was second nature in premodern times, but that has become increasingly unfamiliar since Newton, Descartes, and Hobbes ushered in the reductive and mechanized perspective that dominates the world today. Read the review.

Sharing the Vision


Review by John Orens

In a study of the theology underlying the Christian Left, Philip Turner is not drawn to the movement's politics or economics. But he admires a communitarian vision -- a belief that the duties we owe one another are more important than the right to pursue our self-interest. Read the review.

An Odd
and Brilliant Book

Review by Matthew Rothaus Moser

Is Dante's Divine Comedy primarily a work of poetry or of theology? Denys Turner rejects either-or in favor of both-and, expanding the boundaries of both categories. While Inferno has the highest name recognition among the three books of the 14,233-line epic, Turner says the theological essence resides in Purgatorio. Read the review.

Painting Exclusively in Green 


Review by Douglas LeBlanc

Mallory McDuff advocates ecological alternatives to embalming a body and burying it in a casket of wood and metal. The environmental explanation is commendable, but she fails to engage with important Christian questions of ethics, human dignity, and the meaning of death. Read the review.

Higher Living Through Lower Expectations


Review by Mac Stewart

"High anthropology" -- a falsely inflated sense of human capabilities -- is at the root of tribalization, anxiety, loneliness, and burnout, according to author David Zahl. He says the "low anthropology" of his title leads to a more gracious view of ourselves, and to a solidarity with others that is grounded in our common weakness rather than in impossibly high standards. Read the review.
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