My new book is out in all major print and digital formats. Order now at Amazon Order now at Logos Check out reviews at Goodreads. I've been trying to pick a moment when it was "born"... Was it when my favorite seminary professor said, "You prefer the Textus Receptus?...
Books
Authorized on Crossview Podcast
Thanks for Praying
I talked with John McWhorter this morning for about 45 minutes to record an episode of Lexicon Valley focused on my new book, Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible. I'm an even bigger fan of the guy after this experience; I'm still both shocked and...
MacCulloch on the Reformation and Homosexuality
At the very end of Diarmaid MacCulloch's magisterial (what other word is there for such a book?) The Reformation: A History, he offers some brief assessments of where the various Christian churches are today. This is one comment he makes about the movement that arose...
Review: Michael Sandel’s What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets
What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets by Michael J. Sandel My rating: 5 of 5 stars I find it incredibly refreshing to find any writer who sees through the tempting veneer secularism has laid not just on our politics but on our lives. It's a tempting...
Two Pieces of Podcast News
I recently talked to Isaac Dagneau of Back to the Bible Canada's InDoubt podcast about English Bible Translations. Give a listen! I'd like to ask something I never have: would some of you, blog audience, be willing to pray just once for me as I go on another podcast...
I’ve Got an Article in a New Book
The new Jonathan Edwards Encyclopedia has an article in it from yours truly, namely “Love.” A few friends have credits, too, including (but not limited to) Joe Tyrpak on David Brainerd (he wrote his DMin dissertation on Brainerd); Ryan Martin; and Nathan Lentfer. I...
Mark Ward Interviewed by Bible Buying Guide
I was recently interviewed by Randy Brown of the Bible Buying Guide. He asked me about Bible editions of all sorts.
Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible
Pre-order the book in Logos here and in print here. The book should be available for pre-order on Amazon soon.
Review: The Vanishing American Adult by Ben Sasse
The Vanishing American Adult: Our Coming-of-Age Crisis—and How to Rebuild a Culture of Self-Reliance by Ben Sasse My rating: 4 of 5 stars A good-hearted, tough-minded, generous, hopeful, Mr.-Smith-goes-to-Washington who nonetheless knows his Augustine (and, more...
Great New Book by Must-Read Christian Writer: Alan Jacobs’ How to Think
I read pretty much anything Alan Jacobs publishes. How to Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds was yet another great read. This book is Alan Jacobs not half-baked but maybe 90% baked, and it’s still a fantastic read. It felt to me like one long essay, very much...
Review: Deep Work
Deep work is becoming "increasingly valuable in our economy." Knowledge workers have to set themselves apart from each other in order to succeed, and the myriad electronic temptations out there, social media foremost among them, are frittering away our best work time....