Augustine

CT’s editor at-large recommends a handful of biographies—from Augustine to Robert Frost—along with sci-fi, Stephen King, social media, and more.

A case study in how Christians talk about theology, featuring a recent dustup over penal substitutionary atonement.

A new book recovers the significance of the church father’s geographic and cultural roots.

Isaiah Berlin’s intellectual metaphors shed light on church history—and my own theological trajectory.

Why moral inspiration and doctrinal instruction fall short—and how preaching that transforms the heart achieves what both approaches seek.

Instead of white-knuckling our way through life in a pluralistic, rapidly changing society, Christians should learn from Augustine’s openhanded discipleship.

The loves and desires that draw evangelicals to Donald Trump.

Russell and producer Ashley Hales talk books.

Brain science, attachment theory, and who we are in Christ.

A theologian articulates an Augustinian alternative to the reigning perspectives on nature and culture.