How are we to answer the exigencies and anxieties of the hour? What tone of voice and approach should we … More
Category: Culture
An uncertain sound
There is a famous anecdote about a church producing some signage for the gable wall of their building, with the … More
Why we still need nuance
One of the unfortunate things about words is how readily weaponised they are. Language, by its very essence, is in … More
Clive James’ ‘Sentenced to Life’, an appreciation
An oft cited truism is that the Victorians viewed sex as taboo and death as commonplace, while the modern age has … More
Book review: Adorning the Dark by Andrew Peterson
Christianity and creativity can have a fairly complex and conflicted relationship. On the one hand there is the sheer volume … More
Varied Apostasy
Proclaiming honest doubt and articulating unbelief are not as new as we may think they are. One of the notes … More
Independent booksellers and the future of Western thought
Over the summer months I have been reassessing my approach to reading. Books have been a major part of my … More
