Benedict Option – Page 2 – Reading Francis

May 25, 2017

The Basic Thrust of The Benedict Option that makes sense

The Benedict Option is where Christians ought always to have been Having focused on what I see as the fundamental problems with Dreher’s thesis, let me take a break as I begin to move through TBO section by section to put a spotlight on the essential agreement I have with the BenOps project. In doing so, I’m

What The Benedict Option gets most wrong: Idolizing Christendom, Neglecting the Spirit, Abandoning Hope

Idolizing Christendom, Neglecting the Spirit, Abandoning Hope I need to start by getting off my chest the three primary critiques that I see as seriously problematic in Dreher’s worldview. These themes may sound like fighting words; my wife, walking by, saw them over my shoulder and said, “Whoa.” So let me reiterate that while I have

Preamble to After Christendom: my reaction to Rod Dreher’s The Benedict Option

This started with a blog post that is way too long and has taken way too long to finish, so I’m going to start putting this out here in pieces for you to whack at. This is just the preamble; it’s the story about why I even picked up this book in the first place.