On ‘The Last Battle’: Hope in an Age of Political Woe
C.S. Lewis reminds us of our everlasting hope despite political turmoil.
Literature
On ‘Watership Down’ and the Life of the Christian
Richard Adams tells a story that is not overtly Christian but nonetheless reflects Christian truths.
On ‘Frankenstein’: Alienation and the Creature’s Need for Belonging
‘Frankenstein’ is a tragic picture of what happens when we don’t live according to our design for communion with our Creator and fellow creatures.
On ‘That Hideous Strength’: Christian Community, the Gate to All Good Adventure
Lewis’s novel shows us how Christ Himself is present in Christian community.
On ‘Till We Have Faces’: C.S. Lewis’s Comfort for the Post-Modern Evangelist
In this retelling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche, Lewis portrays God’s never-ceasing work to bring us to Himself.
Fiction as a Means of Grace?
Good fiction can place the reader into the story in a way that history or news or even systematic theology cannot.
On ‘Anna Karenina’: A prescient critique of sexual disorder
Although he wrote long before the Sexual Revolution, Tolstoy anticipates the tragic effects of such an ethic on human life.
On ‘Brideshead Revisited’: A Hopeful Community
Brideshead Revisited paints a picture of the church as a hopeful community for those who have lost hope in everything else.
On ‘Huckleberry Finn’: When Community Fails
Mark Twain’s novel depicts the depths of human sin and cruelty while, at the same time, showing us the heights of human goodness.
On ‘Hannah Coulter’: Conforming our memories to Christ
By conforming her memory to Christ, Hannah has a foretaste of heaven and a vision of eternity.
‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ and Christian Love in the Three Estates
Love of neighbor is the end of all vocations, no matter the estate to which you are called.
Jane Austen and the Virtuous Woman
Without ever using words like “sanctification,” Austen beautifully shows us what it looks like.