The Benedict Option: A Necessary Preface

In the course of reading reviews and listening to comments over the past couple of months regarding Rod Dreher’s The Benedict Option, it has occurred to me that some kind of Preface needs to precede any kind of thoughtful and focused discussion of the book. In...

The Areopagus Update – Aug/Sept 2017

“The Benedict Option” A Necessary Preface by Jefrey D. Breshears Our Areopagus Dinner & Dialogue series this summer focused on Rod Dreher’s new book, ‘The Benedict Option”. Dreher is a writer and senior editor at The American Conservative blogsite, and...

The Areopagus Update – May/June 2017

The Most Important Christian Book of the Decade? “The Benedict Option” by Jefrey Breshears One of the most anticipated books in recent years was released a couple of weeks ago: Rod Dreher’s The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation...