“Mine is to chew on the appropriate texts
and make them delectable.” 
― St. Gregory of Nyssa,
today is his Feast Day.

 
Hans Urs von Balthasar
on Gregory of Nyssa and Tradition


 

* Best Books of 2017 - Final List

Our Advent / Christmas calendar is now complete...
You can now browse our full list of the year's best books!

 

New on Our Website...

* Robert Putnam – Video Introduction to his Work!

Jan. 9 is the birthday of sociologist and public Robert Putnam.
In honor of the occasion, we offer a series of brief video clips that introduce his work…

* Chloe Benjamin – The Immortalists [NPR Interview]

One of this week’s best new book releases is:
The Immortalists: A Novel
By Chloe Benjamin (Hardback: G.P. Putnam’s, 2017)
The novelist was recently interviewed by NPR’s Weekend Edition.
Listen now...

 

* Andreas Knapp – The Last Christians [Review]

Peace, Justice, and Restoration.  A Review of The Last Christians:
Stories of Persecution, Flight, and Resilience in the Middle East
By Andreas Knapp  (Paperback: Plough Books, 2017)
Reviewed by Peggy Faw Gish