Peter Biles

Peter Biles is the author of Hillbilly Hymn and Keep and Other Stories. He graduated from Wheaton College in Illinois in 2019 and holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Seattle Pacific University. He has also written stories and essays for a variety of publications, including Plough, Dappled Things, The Gospel Coalition, Salvo, and Breaking Ground.

52 Articles

Culture— 4 MIN. READ

Make Men Interested Again

The loss of aspiration among young men isn’t helping anyone

Culture— 4 MIN. READ

You’re Only Human

God-Given Humility as Resistance to Exhaustion and Burnout

Religion— SALVO #67— 6 MIN. READ

God’s Good Stuff

A Guide to Overcoming Gnosticism & Living the New Creation

Culture— 4 MIN. READ

Hope in the Age of Permacrisis

True Citizenship in a Climate of Cultural Decline

Education— 3 MIN. READ

Schooling for Good

The Classical Education Movement is Gaining Momentum

Technology— 5 MIN. READ

ChatGPT versus the Human Voice in Literature

The chatbot can’t manage personal consciousness, and therefore cannot speak to you.

Culture— 3 MIN. READ

In Defense of Shakespeare’s Relevance for Today

New Zealand Arts Council Fails to Cancel Annual Shakespeare Festival

Education— 3 MIN. READ

What Are Universities For?

Jonathan Haidt Takes a Stand for Truth over Ideology in Higher Ed

Religion— SALVO #62— 6 MIN. READ

Supernatural Sense & Sensibilities

J. P. Moreland’s Guide to Experiencing Miracles

Race— 4 MIN. READ

The Theory of Racelessness

Sheena Mason’s New and Needed Approach to Dismantling Race(ism)

Civilization— 3 MIN. READ

Science, Safety, & Slavery to the State

Paul Kingsnorth and Jonathan Pageau Discuss Civilization in the “Age of the Machine”

Transhumanism— 3 MIN. READ

A Transhumanist Nightmare

Humanity Isn’t Meant to Be Escaped

Media— 3 MIN. READ

Social Media 2.0?

What are Christians to Make of the Twitter Takeover?

Media— 6 MIN. READ

The Batman

The World’s Best Detective Returns as an Emblem of Hope in a Dark World

Education— 5 MIN. READ

The DIE-ing University

Jordan Peterson’s Message to Academia & a Reflection on Merit, Inclusivity, and Being Made in God’s Image

Culture— 4 MIN. READ

The Masculinity Crisis

Andrew Yang and Anthony Bradley Respond

Culture— 3 MIN. READ

Art, Faith, & Our Part in Making All Things New

Makoto Fujimura and a Theology of Making

Media— 3 MIN. READ

The Strangely Beautiful Conclusion to Don't Look Up

Netflix’s New Film on Death & Catastrophe Ends with a Celebration of Life

Culture— 3 MIN. READ

From Hell to Purgatory to Paradise

Why You Should Read Dante’s Divine Comedy

Culture— 3 MIN. READ

Dopamine Nation

Is Our Addiction to Pleasure Ruining Our Capacity for Joy?

Religion— 4 MIN. READ

Finding Truth in the Face of Downward Trends

Fewer Americans Identify as Christian, but the Reasons for Faith Endure

Philosophy— 5 MIN. READ

A Simple Guide to Experience Miracles

J.P. Moreland’s New Book Sheds Light on God’s Miraculous Work in the World

Culture— 4 MIN. READ

Halloween and Modern Man

We Are No Less Magical or Spiritual than the Pagans Were

Education— 3 MIN. READ

Boys in Crisis

Men, Marriage, and College in America

Sex— 4 MIN. READ

The Great Sex Rescue

New Book Challenges Evangelical Narrative on Sex and Marriage

Technology— 5 MIN. READ

Generation Lonely

The Correlations Between Technology Use and Loneliness Among “iGen”

College Life— 3 MIN. READ

No Place for Dissent

Eliminating Free Speech in Academia Isn’t Good for Students

College Life— 3 MIN. READ

The Art of Waiting

Patience is Essential in the Writing Life

Culture— 4 MIN. READ

Man Up!

Jeffrey Hemmer and the “Quest for Masculinity”

College Life— 3 MIN. READ

Liberated

Spring Break Documentary Shows the Brokenness of Casual Sex Culture

Education— SALVO #56— 5 MIN. READ

Retaking Delight

A Childhood Key to Meaningful Living

Abortion— 3 MIN. READ

Justice for All?

Cardinal Dolan Speaks Out Against Abortion

Religion— 3 MIN. READ

New Age Ego Booster

Meditation & Other Spiritualist Ways to Glorify the Self

Civilization— 5 MIN. READ

United We Stand

As Polarization Increases, We Can Still Choose Peace and Goodwill

Media— 3 MIN. READ

Our Social Dilemma

New Documentary Discusses Big Tech’s Manipulative Business Models

Civilization— 3 MIN. READ

The Hidden Figures

Suicides Outnumber COVID-19 Deaths Among Young Americans

Media— 3 MIN. READ

Art vs. Propaganda

The Oscars Adopt Impossible Standards

Sex— 3 MIN. READ

Troubling Trends

Without Moral Constraints, Sexuality Ruins Our Social Fabric

Culture— 6 MIN. READ

The Reading Option

How Good Literature Saves Me From Rigid Ideology

Race— 3 MIN. READ

The Racialists

Darwin Openly Spawned Scientific Racism

Media— 4 MIN. READ

A Sea of Voices

The Sermon on the Mount, Social Media, and the Art of Contempt

Marriage & Family— 3 MIN. READ

A Rapid Decline

Considering the Future of Marriage and Childbearing in America

Religion— 3 MIN. READ

When Fear Comes Knocking

Finding Confidence in a World of Worry

Porn— 3 MIN. READ

A Path to Freedom

Getting to the Root of Pornography's False Promises

Marriage & Family— 3 MIN. READ

Adoption in “David Copperfield”

The Longing and Need for a Home

Marriage & Family— 5 MIN. READ

Can I Love the Ones I’m With?

The Challenge of Being Quarantined into Community

Sex— 3 MIN. READ

Graphic Guidelines

A New York COVID-19 Health Memo Reveals the Heart of the American Sexual Ethic

Religion— 2 MIN. READ

Missionaries in China

The Hidden Origin Story of the Wuhan Second Hospital

Civilization— 3 MIN. READ

We’ve Done Plagues

Church History as a Guide to the Coronavirus

LGBTQ+— 3 MIN. READ

A New Cult of Intolerance

The Woke Left is Turning on its Own

Media— 3 MIN. READ

Imaging Ourselves to Death

An Image Based Culture Might Mean the End of Imagination

Scientism— 3 MIN. READ

Progressive Puritans

If You Really Want Social Justice, Lose the Scientism