New from the Trinity Forum

Each election year typically brings renewed salvos in the ongoing culture wars, and there is little reason to think that 2012 will prove an exception. But in the midst of all the sound and fury that surrounds such battles, it can be easy to overlook less truculent, if no less effective, means of cultural engagement.

Historically, one of the most powerful instigators of cultural change has been the small discussion group. In France, it was the Salon – small groups who would meet together to talk, gossip, read and discuss. In 18th Century England, it was the Clapham Group, who helped usher Britain from one of the most violent, oppressive, and debauched societies in history into the Victorian era. Today, perhaps the closest equivalent – as well as a gentle yet potent means of pushing back against harmful cultural norms – is the book club.

There are several reasons why a reading group – as modest and homespun as it may seem – is a subversive countercultural effort. 

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We are delighted to announce the publication of our newest Reading — The City of God by St. Augustine of Hippo.

This fascinating Reading features excerpts from Book XIX of The City of God, skillfully introduced by Princeton professor and Augustine scholar Eric Gregory, which provide a provocative account of the competing arenas of the City of God and the City of Man, each with different claims upon their citizens, and opposing visions of justice and human flourishing. Centuries later, it continues to provide new ways of thinking about the proper role of Christian public engagement in a fallen world, as it fearlessly tackles many of life's greatest questions: how to properly order our loves, how to encourage justice in a fallen world, and the proper claims of citizenship in both cities. To purchase your copy of The City of God please click here.