Mbue’s Behold the Dreamers, an Invitation to Empathetic Discomfort
Perhaps Mbue’s purpose was to evoke in me just a tiny bit of the frantic sense of what it is to be an immigrant, to be fixated on a version of a dream that will never come true.
Our Beloved Stories of Summer
Revisiting good fiction—while by no means a replacement for Scripture—can become a vital part of the Christian life.
Christopher Smith’s Reading for the Common Good, Free for CaPC Members
Christopher Smith’s Reading for the Common Good is available free to CaPC members this month.
Reading Sideways: How Fiction Helps Us Navigate the Maze of Tragedy
Fiction does not allow us to ignore reality; rather, it is a tool for the wise, the desperate, and the bewildered.
The Next Page: Mr. Lemoncello’s Library and Agreeing on Essentials
My loyalty is not to indoctrinating others with my narrow vision of good books but to reading.
In Defense of YA: The Pleasure and Value in Young Adult Literature Rightly Read
Reading YA literature is not a matter of abandoning maturity and wisdom but of reflecting on how time can change readers as people.
Citizenship Confusion: Why Christians Should Read Disturbing, Dark, and Secular Fiction
“Sometimes we have to read hard, ugly, offensive, depressing things to understand our world, and thereby love our neighbor. “
How Reading Disturbing Novels can make you a Better Reader of the Bible
Can anything good come out of being disturbed?
