Pastors

"The Ascension has been forgotten in many Protestant churches, jettisoning an essential part of the Christian story."

Why are readers responding passionately about a simple film review?

"Whether telling us about the Spirit in the South or the crumbling atheism of a Chinese immigrant, these books provide windows into others' lives."

Getting beyond the feel-good bromides

Nobel Prize-winner V.S. Naipaul's accounts of Islam presuppose the superiority of modern skepticism.

Luci Shaw's poetry helps us pay attention to God's world

A British scholar discovers the hidden design of C.S. Lewis' perennially popular series.

Are modern humans the survivors of hundreds of episodes of rapid global cooling?

Seven Years of Culture

A visit to the cradle of Methodism