A wide and broad exploration into the relationship between Christianity, sociology, science, and virtue.

This is a composite work of many essays on a range of topics as well as excerpts from larger works. Smith's introduction is itself worth the entire endeavor; Wright's discussion of character is compelling as well.

It took me a long time to read the work because I felt compelled to tackle Taylor's <i>A Secular Age</i> and MacIntyre's <i>After Virtue</i> while reading it (the latter is excerpted). Some of the excerpts are really just teases (especially Griffiths on curiositas vs. caritas and MacIntyre on our knowledge of the world).

It's a great collection of essays; it's just challenging to quantify it in any coherent way since the subject matters addressed are quite varied and broad. Yes, there's conversation about the interaction of faith and science, but also discussion of society and virtue, practice of the disciplines among Christians, exploration of tradition, etc.

There's a lot here, but it is worth exploring. Recommended.