Wednesday digest

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New today from the Century:

• The editors on the idolatry of security: "In our political climate, security enjoys a peculiar status: it’s an absolute priority, subject to little scrutiny or cost-benefit analysis."

• Amy Frykholm on a church's ministry in an oil-boom town

• James Howell reviews Augustine Thompson's book on St. Francis (subscription required)

• Ryan Dueck on the market for recovering pastors

• Nicole Kirk on the history of summer camps