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Pray that Americans Will Listen to Wendell Berry

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For day three of the Old Life Prayer Vigil, a few excerpts from Wendell Berry’s Jefferson Lecture, given this past Monday night in Washington, D.C. First, a cautionary word by implication to the W-Wists: In my reading of the historian John Lukacs, I have been most instructed by his understanding that there is no knowledge… Read More→

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What Happens When You Mix Athanasius, Wendell Berry, and Sufjan Stevens?

You get very confused. (Thanks to J. R. Daniel Kirk)

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Caritas in Flagrande

Caleb Stegall over at Front Porch Republic has already asked a good question about a recent evangelical statement, “Doing the Truth in Love,” that commends the pope’s recent encyclical Caritas in Vertate to the wider evangelical world. Caleb asked, “how many evangelicals does it take to comment on an encyclical?” The answer is a whole… Read More→

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What Would Tim Keller Say to Wendell Berry?

Here are some thoughts about why the conversation would be interesting.

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