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Books & Culture

John Wilson, Editor of Books & Culture, consistently recommends good reads while offering thoughtful cultural and theological reflection. Today he points to the following books, all of which sound very interesting.
READING IN THE COLD
The Good, the Bad, and the Puritans
Reviewed by Abram Van Engen
The Puritans are still with us. Such, at […]

New Urbanism and The Good City

A couple months ago I posted on new urbanism, mentioning a book by Philip Bess called Till We Have Built Jerusalem. New urbanism is “an American urban design movement that arose in the early 1980s intended to reform all aspects of real estate development and urban planning, from urban retrofits to suburban infill. New […]

John Wilson @ Transforming Culture

I have been at the Transforming Culture conference all day, one of the best conferences Ive been to in a while. Interestingly, its a mix of creativity, academics, community, & campiness, yes it’s a bit campy in a wonderfully, playful way. Something really right about that campiness.
John Wilson (of Books & Culture fame) just finished […]