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James Smith on Charles Taylor

Justin Taylor posted an interview with James KA Smith on his new book summarizing the insights of Charles Taylor; it may be of interest to some TCI readers. An excerpt: What motivated you to write this book about a book? I taught a senior seminar on A Secular Age with a group of intrepid Calvin College philosophy […]

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C.S. Lewis On Angry Book Reviews

Justin Taylor quotes C.S. Lewis on the psychology of scathing book reviews: Reviews filled with venom have often been condemned socially for their bad manners, or ethically for their spite. I am not prepared to defend them from either charge; but I prefer to stress their inutility. . . . Automatically, without thinking about it […]

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Things Luther Didn’t Say

Fake Luther quotes are not as numerous as fake Augustine ones, but they are pretty close. Justin Taylor summarizes 6 quotes that Martin Luther never said: 1. If I believed the world were to end tomorrow, I would still plant a tree today. 2. The maid who sweeps her kitchen is doing the will of God just […]