An Unexpected Journal — Tim McGuire

Mystery: Detecting Truth in the Darkness A good mystery brings the reader into the mind of the detective: searching for clues, questioning suspects, and coming to conclusions. We like to play along, hoping to crack the case before the ultimate reveal. In a way, it feels like our real lives as we try to piece together the parts of our existence and discover what they mean. That is why mysteries are the perfect playground for the cultural apologist who seeks to explain what the facts about our world actually mean. Contributors The Gospel of Murder by Annie Nardone on Human Darkness Serial, Healing and the Silence of God: The Hunger for Order and Truth in a Postmodern Mystery by Erica Milecki McMillan on Seeking TruthLight for the Seekers by Sojourner Howfree on the Inquisitive MindAn Elementary History of Deduction by Seth Myers on the History of the GenreThe Secret of Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton on Detective MethodologyThe Inheritance of Hiram Percy Maxim by Brian Melton on Consequences Rationalism, Meaning, & Love: Sherlock's Ethos as a Key to Unlock All Mysteries by Jasmin Biggs on the Pursuit of Truth What Mean These Stones? Archaeology, Poetry & Mystery by Ted W. Wright on Excavating HumanityGizem Dagl by Karise Gilliland on the Mountain of MysteryAgatha Christie and Worshiping False Gods by Jacqueline Wilson on Self-ExaminationGod as Revealer of Mysteries and Fountain of Love by Jesse W. Baker on Divine Revelation The Mystery of Our History: How Knowledge of the Church Fathers Can Strengthen the Church by Kimberly Hyland on the Importance of the PastThe Mystery of Love by Donald Catchings on Defining LoveTime Warping With God by Tim Mcguire on Dreaming Mystery and Meaning in the Multiverse: Everything Everywhere All at Once by Seth Myers on Searching Through the ChaosBook Review: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series by Alexander McCall Smith by Rebekah Valerius on a Wise Lady Detective Volume 6, Issue 1, Spring 2023 240 pages Cover illustration by Virginia de la Lastra