Book Review

A Christian Approach to International Relations: Robert Joustra’s “Christ & Covenant in Global Politics”

In his new book, Calvin University professor Robert Joustra sets out to develop a distinctively Christian approach to global politics on its own terms, one that neither confines religion to the private sphere nor baptizes contemporary political ideologies

For Western Civilization, Allen Guelzo & James Hankins Ask “Where Next?”

A new collection of essays from “The New Criterion,” edited by Roger Kimball, seeks to define Western civilization and ask the critical question: Where next?

Secularism: Universal to the West, Provincial to Everywhere Else

Kevin Flatt’s new book, “Secularization, Social Order, and World History” argues that the decline of religion is not an inevitable quasi-Hegelian phenomenon, but a particular

“The Way That Abides Forever”: David Bentley Hart’s New Translation of the Tao Te Ching

David Bentley Hart’s new translation of the Tao Te Ching, an ancient Chinese text dating to the fourth century BC, reveals an vision of wisdom, virtue, and the Way that resonates with Christianity

Life in Weimar on the Edge of Catastrophe

Katja Hoyer’s new book uses the town of Weimar to humanize an often-overlooked chapter of German history: the brief, tragic life of the Weimar Republic

The Case for America Needs More Than Theory

Shadi Hamid’s new book argues that the U.S. has a forceful role to play on the world stage. Yet Hamid makes this case from a liberal perspective that seems incapable of mustering the resolve to decisively confront evil abroad

“The Anaconda in the Chandelier”: Perry Link’s Reflections on China’s Past, Present, and Future

Blacklisted from China since 1996 for human rights advocacy, Perry Link remains one of America’s foremost scholars of China. His new essay collection offers incisive commentary on Chinese politics and for seasoned Sinologists and newcomers alike

The Centrality of Religious Freedom

A new book by Allen D. Hertzke argues that religious freedom is not only valuable in itself but foundational to the protection of other essential rights.

Being Jewish After Peter Beinart

Peter Beinart’s shift to overt anti-Zionism in “Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza” is more reflective of his intensified desire for validation from critics of Israel’s right to exist more than of fundamental changes in the Israel–Palestine conflict