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Anyone who is rather observant about the state of the West today will know that it is suffering from various crises: a moral crisis, a spiritual crisis, a cultural crisis and so on. But it is also suffering from an intellectual crisis. Lunacy is foisted upon us.

Two new books expose the ideological rot plaguing Western education and offer practical solutions — from school choice and new universities to government accountability measures.

Nigel Biggar’s The New Dark Age presents a sharp critique of how "woke" ideology within universities drives culture wars and threatens freedom of speech. The analysis argues that academic institutions, by promoting radical postmodernism, are undermining Western liberal values and fostering a culture of conformity.

In "Reflections on the Psalms", C. S. Lewis explores the beauty, difficulty, and emotional honesty of the biblical Psalms. This review examines how Lewis wrestles with challenging passages while uncovering their enduring spiritual and literary depth.

In "The Pink Alice Band", Daniella Kafouris recounts her daughter’s cancer battle with raw honesty and bold faith, revealing a powerful testimony of prayer, perseverance, and victory in Christ.

Drawing on R. J. Rushdoony’s "The Foundations of Social Order", this article examines how states weaponise “forgiveness” and sin, warning that only Christ’s grace can truly liberate conscience and restrain tyranny.

David Maywald’s new bestseller, "The Relentless War on Masculinity", offers a courageous, hopeful roadmap for supporting boys and men and rebuilding healthier relationships across society.

A compelling call for Christians to awaken, reclaim biblical truth, and confront cultural challenges, "While We Were Sleeping" urges believers to engage courageously with issues shaping families, faith, and the nation’s future.

Discover the untold friendship behind Narnia and Middle-earth in "Mythmakers", an upcoming animated film exploring C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien’s transformative bond, faith, and literary genius—coming soon from Burns & Co.

Prof. Patrick Parkinson’s "Unshaken Allegiance" is a courageous, insightful call for Christians to live faithfully amid shrinking religious freedoms—combining legal expertise, biblical conviction, and practical wisdom for today’s cultural challenges.

What if the narrative we’ve been told about the Crusades isn’t just wrong, but intentionally fabricated to fit a modern-day narrative? Author and historian Raymond Ibrahim offers a compelling re-examination of one of history’s most misunderstood eras. 

Hedonism and sexual anarchy might sound neat, but they can never go far in the real world. Things always get messy. That is why unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, countless abortions, broken families, and fractured societies are now the norm throughout the West.

Despite the Cold War’s end, the ideology of Communism persists — reshaping politics, governance, and freedoms across the globe today.

If you care at all about Western civilisation and its fate, along with that of Israel, you need to get this book by Douglas Murray, read it, and share it with a friend. It is that important.

All sorts of folks from a range of worldviews and ideologies are working through politics to see their values become dominant in our society. Christians should not be ashamed of sharing their concerns and hopes for a good society, one based on the goodness and wisdom of God.

John Stapleton has released a book exposing the 50-year disaster of Australia’s Family Law Act. I was profoundly impressed with the fact that his heart had not become hard and calloused in his over-three-decade fight against the injustice of the family law system.

Plenty of good books have been written over recent years looking at the cultural captivity of Christian churches, evangelicalism’s decline, and the rise of religious lefties embracing radical woke policies, pushing identity politics, running with faulty social justice narratives, and so on.

Leading British intellectual and Jewish commentator Melanie Phillips offers much-needed clarity on how Western leftists are siding with Islamists to bring about the end, not only of Israel, but of the West.

Do you wonder how Christians should approach and use AI? If so, Tasmanian teacher, tech CEO, and AI consultant Paul Matthews has written one of the most accessible and practical AI books I’ve seen: "A Time to Lead: A Faithful Approach to AI in Christian Education".

Well over 40 years ago, as he wrote in "How Democracies Perish", Revel could see that the West was in dire straits, and external enemies back then – most notably Soviet Communism – were being aided and abetted by those within the West who were simply blind to the goods of their own world.