In Support of Stress
Addresses students to argue that the “stress” of assignments promotes growth.
The Neglected Teaching of Jesus
Explores one of the central themes of Jesus' teaching: the Kingdom of God.
As If You Yourselves Were Suffering
Uses the Roman Stoics and the early Christians to shed light on the age-old conflict between intellect versus emotion.
The Play Is Not the Thing: To Understand the Era, Watch What Surrounds the Stage
Argues that the spaces surrounding theatre stages reveal cultural beliefs and asks what modern theatre spaces say about our culture.
Fear and Education
Describes how emotions affect learning and offers four truths that should guide teachers and students in the classroom.
Return to Rome
Notes similarities between modern America and first-century Rome where the Christian movement thrived.
When the Plot Is Lost: How Shakespeare, Descartes, and the Author of Kings Navigated Cultural Crises
Argues that narrative—story-telling—is necessary to give meaning to an information-glutted age.
Gerard and God's Grandeur
Looks at the life and work of poet Gerard Manley Hopkins.
Rehabbing Rhetoric
Argues for the restoration of classic rhetoric to revitalize the fruitfulness of public debate.
Toward a Distant Harbor
Describes a Gutenberg education from a student's perspective.
War Between the Bookshelves
Explores the difference between literature and philosophy.
Reading Through Narrative
Relates a personal journey from doubt to belief.
Is the Gospel Just Another Ancient Myth? René Girard on Desire and the Uniqueness of the Gospels
Presents historian/philosopher René Girard’s observations about human beings' "mimetic desire" that leads to finding scapegoats.