Editor’s note: the following essay appears in the Spring 2021 issue of Eikon. It is not an unfair generalization to say that most people do not like to think or talk about death and dying. Indeed, doing so seems morbid or even macabre. In the modern context, most people rarely witness death and dying, as less...

Editor’s note: the following essay appears in the Spring 2021 issue of Eikon. Charles Taylor argues that modernity has stripped the created world of its meaning: “The cosmos is no longer seen as an embodiment of meaningful order which can define the good for us.”[1] Historian Jacques Barzun lays part of the blame at the feet of...

The following excerpt from What God Has To Say About Our Bodies (Crossway, June 2021) appears in the Spring 2021 issue of Eikon. It is not a question we might have considered even just 15 years ago, but rest assured it is increasingly being asked by a younger generation today. Here are three foundational truths...

Editor’s note: this essay appears in the Spring 2021 issue of Eikon. Introduction Much has been made in recent years of Francis Schaeffer’s apologetic approach, especially in light of his theological influences.[1] While questions persist as to the framework of his methodology, Schaeffer’s apologetic continues to influence and intrigue. Many have sought to place Schaeffer in...

Editor’s note: The following essay appears in the Spring 2021 issue of Eikon. Mugged by Reality[1] They continually try to escape From the darkness outside and within, By dreaming of systems so perfect that no-one will need to be good. (T S Eliot)[2] In the Spring of 2020, as fear of COVID-19 gripped whole populations,...

Editor’s note: The following essay appears in the Spring 2021 issue of Eikon. Rod Dreher is a senior editor and writer at The American Conservative and the author of several books, including The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation and Live Not By Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents. Rod Dreher...