Substacks recommended by Back Again with Ian Harber

Recommended by Back Again with Ian Harber

The Honest Broker

By Ted Gioia

A trustworthy guide to music, books, arts, media & culture by Ted Gioia

Kyle’s Formation Substack

By Kyle Strobel

A conversation about faith, formation, and the life of God we know in Christ by his Spirit. Subscribe for free!

The Bard Owl

By Nicholas McDonald

Books. Culture. Jesus.

Anthony B. Bradley

Anthony B. Bradley, PhD helps institutions reverse the boy-to-man collapse by fixing fatherhood and fraternity culture with data, theology, and field-tested programs and the pursuit of justice through personalism.

Graphs about Religion

By Ryan Burge

Tons of data analysis about religion and politics. Mostly in the United States but a little bit of international stuff, too.

Letters with Light

By Kristin Schroeder

Elevating Beauty, Goodness, and Truth ✨

FYI with Chris Martin

A newsletter full of miscellaneous recommendations, half-baked ideas, amateur fiction, and other forms of creative experimentation.

Word from the Bird

By Mike Bird with Word

A newsletter about Christian faith, biblical scholarship, and contemporary issues.

Life Considered

By Haley Baumeister

the body, sex, and procreation — in medicine, society, and our own lives

You Are Not Your Own Substack

By O. Alan Noble

Articles about faith, mental health, humanism, culture, secularism, and identity from O. Alan Noble

S A Y A B L E

By Lore Ferguson Wilbert

For the believers, the doubters, the halfway in or outers. Saying the quiet part out loud.

Mere Orthodoxy | On Substack

Forming Christians in the Church to participate in the culture for the common good.

Mere Orthodoxy is the premier ideas publication for Christian renewal.

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Digital Liturgies

By Samuel D. James

Evangelical reflections on theology, books, technology, and society from Samuel D. James.

Samuel James writes some of the most insightful cultural commentary through the lens of the digital age today.

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Dear Christian Parent

By Emily Harrison

Addressing the disconnect between research on digital media/youth & what the Church is saying publicly.

Sacred Slang

By Kyle Worley

Sacred Slang is a monthly newsletter aimed at interpretation and curation.

BITTER SCROLL

By Sara

Decoding the culture swaying American Christian identity.

Tension

By Tim Sweetman

Learning through the Tensions of Leadership and Life.

Reality Theology with Griffin Gooch

I study reality (psychology, neuroscience, sociology, politics, philosophy, creative advice, history) and connect it to theology.

Bright Lines with Zach Monroe

Helping curious readers draw sharp distinctions in confusing times.

Passing Through Digital Babylon

By Austin Gravley

Insights and reflections from passing through the digital empire while journeying towards the heavenly city.

Ethics for Earthlings

By Noah Senthil

Theology. Ethics. Culture. Survival.

Peculiar People

By Kyle Hatfield

Reflections on theology, culture, and how to embrace Christian strangeness in a distracted, depressed, and divided society.