A Shady Walk Through the Bible
I review Dr. Matthew Sleeth’s look at trees and shrubberies in the Bible, here.
Category Archives: Crunchy
A Northern Perspective on Southern Agrarianism
John reviews The Disfiguration of Nature: Why Caring for the Environment is Inherently Conservative by James Krueger here at Front Porch Republic.
Easter Sunday & Earth Day Monday
A quirk of the calendar put Easter and Earth Day back-to-back. John explores the connection here for First Things.
From Professors to Petition Signers
Individual thought and discernment are increasingly falling to peer-pressure and a herd mentality. John addresses one instance of “sign here” scholarship here for the Florida Law Review Forum. (Credit and […]
What’s the Deal with the Green New Deal?
AOC is the new politician that the right loves to hate, and her Green New Deal is a favorite punching bag. Once their arms are tired, what can the right […]
An Oxymoronic Manifesto?
John was approached by “On Being” to pen a piece on life as a Christian/Conservative/Treehugger. Here it is.
Berry at the Blackboard
Wendell Berry’s writings on higher education led to a book which led to a book review, here, at First Things. Perhaps, the timing of this long delayed piece is fitting. It […]
A Monumental Read
Most of the posts you see here are relatively short pieces. Not this one. The issue is monumental (national monuments) and covering it took 70+ pages. My thanks to the […]
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