From Empire to Shire: Rod Dreher’s Nostalgia for Middle-Earth
The author of “The Benedict Option” offers a social vision that omits centuries of Christian intellectual and theological history.
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Rejecting the Stranger: Why Rod Dreher’s Vision of Communal Christian Life Is Not So Benedictine After All
Neither an idealized Christian past nor a narrative that envisions a persecuted Christian future are going to create real and lasting communities.
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Out of Options: Christians’ Losing Battle Over Equality
In the months since the Supreme Court’s decision to make marriage equality the law, conservative…
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The Benedict Opt-Out: Why Christian Self-Isolation Won’t Work
In a much talked-about Op-Ed in Time last week in the wake of the Supreme Court’s…
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Reflecting on the recent execution of 21 Coptic Christians by ISIS fanatics in Libya, Rod…
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How Much Did Jesus Care About Sex?
In Sullivan v. Dreher, a misunderstanding of “Cheap Grace.”
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On Ted Haggard’s return to the ministry business.
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