About C. R. Wiley

C. R. Wiley is a Presbyterian pastor. He has written for Touchstone Magazine, Modern Reformation, Sacred Architecture, The Imaginative Conservative, Front Porch Republic, National Review Online, and First Things. His latest book, Man of the House: A Handbook for Building a Shelter That Will Last in a World That is Falling Apart is published by Wipf and Stock. His short fiction has appeared in The Mythic Circle (published by the Mythopoeic Society) and elsewhere, and he has published young adult fiction. He has been a commercial real estate investor and a building contractor. He also taught philosophy to undergraduates for a time. He is a member of The Academy of Philosophy and Letters. Follow him at https://twitter.com/CR_Wiley, and at crwiley.com.

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Making the Good Life from Home

In my advocacy for recovering the productive household, the first question I'm... read more

Watchful Dragons

I think most people assume stories make difficult things easier to understand.... read more

Appearing on The Dean Abbott Podcast, Among Other...

Long-suffering readers, I apologize for the infrequent posts as of late. It... read more

A Young Man Reflects on Gun Violence Walkout...

What follows are the reflections of a high school senior on the... read more

On Committing Fiction as a Pastor

What follows are some concluding remarks to a talk I am delivering... read more

The Family that Votes Together Stays Together

Mrs. William Jefferson Clinton often says more than she means to say.... read more

The Dark Satanic Mills of Public Education Have...

I don't hate public schools because I am a Christian, I am... read more

Why Are Young People Turning to Socialism?

It's pretty simple to explain the turn to Socialism among the young.... read more

On Getting & Keeping Masculine Men in Church

First, if you want to reach men, it helps to be a... read more

You're So Special! The Real Dark Art of...

I’ve come to see that Harry Potter truly is a Trojan Horse... read more

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