Alex Sosler
@alexsosler
Practical Theology—@montreatcollege//Spiritual formation, Ministry, Education, Theology and the Arts//Assisting Priest at Redeemer Anglican
👀 Preorder available now: amazon.com/Short-Guide-Sp… @drmoore
Thrilled to announce that my next book will be with @BakerAcademic on Spiritual Formation.
I gave a high school commencement address for Canterbury Classical School in Asheville. Here’s what I said:
Alex Sosler reflects on Augustine's "Confessions" and discusses the universal desire for happiness in today's essay "What is a Good Life?" frontporchrepublic.com/2025/06/what-i…
“So too, in my writing, my persistent desire to be somebody, which is really so stupid. I know I don't really need it or want it, and yet I keep going after it. Not that I should stop writing or publishing—but I should not let myself be flattered and cajoled into the business...
thecreoquill.substack.com/p/on-the-need-…
I wrote for @CTmagazine about Nicholas Carr, Ivan Illich, and the role of the church in a digitally connected society. christianitytoday.com/2025/07/church…
"Sinners always want what is lacking to them, and souls full of God want only what they have." François Fénelon
"May God prevent us from becoming 'right thinking men'--that is to say men who agree perfectly with their own police." -Thomas Merton
"As long as we remain sheep, we overcome. Even though we may be surrounded by a thousand wolves, we overcome and are victorious. But as soon as we are wolves, we are beaten: for then we lose the support from the Shepherd who feeds not wolves, but only sheep." -St. Chrysostom
Neither Trump nor ChatGPT will end the university. The institutional logic of Higher Ed already has:
So here’s a short thread on why what the admins say they believe cannot be true and why they know that neither academics nor student experiences will “remain the same” 1. Honors class sizes have already been increased by at least 33%. This vitiates the seminar format that was 🧵
A fun July at Redeemer Anglican in Asheville👀 @BenMyersPoet @KSPrior
Really excited about what St. Dustans is up to and the philosophy behind it. Check it!
Don't miss this delightful and thought-provoking piece today @mereorthodoxy (shout-outs within to, among others, @alexsosler) mereorthodoxy.com/common-arts-th…
Some thoughts on what we call “nature”
Benjamin Myers: In Oklahoma, the nature many of us live so close to is a different thing from the concept of “nature” we have internalized. frontporchrepublic.com/2025/06/nature…
At long last, The Locust Years by Paul J. Pastor (@pauljpastor) has arrived. This rare, luminous book of verse is available in both hard and soft cover. Early readers have been enthusiastic about The Locust Years, calling it “earthy and ancient,” “a book that helps to heal,”…
Jeffrey Bilbro introduces the new Front Porch Republic website and reflects on the wonderful and challenging aspects of FPR being a space where "all of those involved are involved for love, not money." frontporchrepublic.com/2025/05/remode…