CT Books – 11-27-24

Resisting the Impulse of Self-Optimization
In Lent, we realign our identity in Christ and recover our sense of being loved into existence by our Creator.

Becoming Athletes of Attention in an Age of Distraction
Even without retreating to the desert, we can train our wandering minds with ancient monastic wisdom.

Can Westerners Atone for Their Sins Without Breeding Resentment and Ingratitude?
An imaginary soirée with Douglas Murray, the Christian-friendly agnostic author of “The War on the West”.

Enough With Cutesy Kids Choirs. Let the Little Ones Lead Worship.
New children’s music resources go beyond holiday performances to cultivate a deeper theology and love of singing.

The Contentious Literary Family That Explains Global Anglicanism
How the dilemmas driving “The Brothers Karamazov” resemble those confronting the world’s third-largest Christian communion.

How Devotional Poetry Unlocks the Bible’s Surprises
A new anthology helps us see the “saints and stumblers” of Scripture with fresh eyes.

What Humans Have That Machines Don’t
How a theology of personhood cuts against the mechanical metaphors we use to describe ourselves.

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