Peter C. Meilaender

Peter C. Meilaender is professor of political science and dean of religion, humanities, and global studies at Houghton University.

Peter C. Meilaender

The Best English Novel of 2022?

A review of the Booker Prize-winning 'The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida.'

Who Can Say When the Evening Ends and the Night Begins?

On celebrating the New Year.

Humbug! Exorcizing my Inner Scrooge

Learning from old Ebeneezer to avoid going from being a grumbler to a grumble.

Giving Thanks for Commas

What we can all learn from a children’s book on punctuation.

Slavery of All Kinds

A review of George Saunders’ ‘Liberation Day.’

Switzerland and Spiders at Halloween

The greatest Christian author you’ve never heard of.

How Shall I Sing the Lord’s Song in a Strange Land?

Trying to Root for the Cleveland ... Guardians.

Man’s Best Friend

Lessons in Loyalty from Greyfriars Bobby.

I Don’t Care If My Students Get Jobs

A professor's defense of learning for the sake of learning.

The Beginning of Monumental Change?

A review of 'Adriatic: A Concert of Civilizations at the End of the Modern Age.'