When people ask me why I want to be part of a liturgical church, I usually start describing the beauty of the liturgy, the excitement of the church calendar, or the historical rootedness that helps placate my fears about the legitimacy of Christianity. But the more I reflect, I realize...

Like beer and black coffee, the Church Fathers are an acquired taste.

Although young and still a graduate student, I am no newcomer to the Christian faith. But somehow, in the process of church, youth camps, undergrad Bible courses and extensive reading of Scripture, the Church Fathers -- the spiritual...

Tea Party politicians arranged for the Constitution to be read out loud in the House of Representatives last month. The recitation of America's founding document was performed for the first time in the 221-year history of the House and represents the Tea Party's insistence that we must go back to...