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Tag Archives: Classics
Searching for Gospel-Centered Theology Before the Reformation
May 10, 2013 – 12:01 AM
You can be catholic without becoming Catholic, and orthodox without becoming Orthodox. Gospel-centeredness is as ancient as the gospel itself.
Prodigal Grace for a Dying Pastor
April 19, 2013 – 12:01 AM
John Ames struggles to reconcile the true gravity of human sin with the free grace of God's forgiveness.
Dying with a Quiet Heart
April 12, 2013 – 12:01 AM
With death approaching, the protagonist reminisces about the past, which he describes honestly and poignantly without lapsing into undue sentimentality.
The Challenges Every Pastor Faces
April 5, 2013 – 12:01 AM
One of Marilynne Robinson's extraordinary accomplishments in Gilead is to establish, as a woman, a plausible narrative voice for a man and, as a layperson, a pastor.
Positive Portrayal of the Pastorate
March 29, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Ames is an admirable man, whose ministry upholds many of the highest ideals of gospel ministry.
Getting the Gist of Gilead
March 22, 2013 – 12:00 PM
The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson, is a richly textured exploration of family life and pastoral ministry in small town America.
Gilead: A Novel View of Pastoral Ministry
March 15, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Marilynne Robinson's multi-dimensional portrait of this honorable minister enables us to see him as he is.
Flannery O'Connor, Faith, and a Wooden Leg
March 5, 2013 – 12:01 AM
O'Connor means to shock us into seeing.
Flannery O'Connor, Peacocks, and Displaced People
February 26, 2013 – 12:01 AM
In a world where we've accustomed our eyes to evil and lost our desperation for redemption, O'Connor believed she was called to write what she truly saw.