A Case For Gardening
by Sarah E. Benton Contemporary pop culture with its consumerist values tends to associate gardening with the leisure of the elderly and those with antiquated preferences. However, many people in the current cultural landscape have shifted toward more agrarian sensibilities, whether consciously or unconsciously. Families are settling into life lived off the land, growing their own vegetables and raising their own livestock. Others...
An Invitation: Roger Scruton and the Intellectual Heritage of Conservatism
Early in 2020, as the nations of the world began tearing themselves apart in fear of a projected global pandemic, one of the most important minds of our time quietly passed away. Sir Roger Scruton (1944–2020) was a British philosopher and public intellectual who succumbed to lung cancer shortly after he was first diagnosed. More than any other intellectual of the late twentieth- and early twenty-first century, Scruton invited others...
Recommended Books (Autumn 2020)
Explorers have fallen on hard times in our culture. Perhaps we were so dazzled by the extent of our nineteenth- and twentieth-century feats that our capacity to wonder at the challenge of adventure has been short-circuited. More likely, though, most Americans, who are soaked in luxury and decadence, have lost the will to shed their cushy lifestyles and embrace the sacrifice of exploration. For, to survive perilous journey, we must...
Saving Schaeffer
On a shelf in the library archives of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is a box. Inside is an aging, well-worn Bible. Finding a Bible in a library is nothing special—but this one is. It, along with thousands of letters, cassette tapes, and videos comprise the Francis Schaeffer literary estate. While many Christians aren’t familiar with his books, many have heard his name. Some have even seen pictures of this unique man...
Christianity and Creation Care: An Interview with Matthew Bracey
The Scriptures call believers to be stewards, not only of money and talents, but of the earth too. Christians through history have affirmed this: Just consider St. Francis of Assisi’s celebrated hymn, “All Creatures of Our God and King.” Yet today we typically associate such concern with the political left. Nevertheless, in recent years Christian thinkers have called our attention to a biblical theology of creation. The Helwys Society...
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