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Where Do We Get Our Oxygen?

Christopher C. Roberts

Like many, I have been following the debate between R. R. Reno and Robert Miller about conservatism and the alleged triumph of capitalism. As I follow their debate, in...

Wendell Berry’s Marriage Reversal

Christopher C. Roberts

Wendell Berryโ€™s recent self-described โ€œgeneral declarationโ€ in support of โ€œhomosexual marriageโ€ shocked many, fans and critics alike. Berry, who once wrote that marriage โ€œcannot be altered to suit convenience...

What Wendell Berry Got Right About Gay Marriage

Christopher C. Roberts

In January, at Georgetown College in Kentucky, Wendell Berry made a speech declaring his support for gay marriage. In February, I wrote a summary and analysis of Berryโ€™s speech...

From the April First Things: โ€œWendell Berryโ€™s Marriage Reversalโ€

Christopher C. Roberts

Wendell Berry’s recent self-described “general declaration” in support of “homosexual marriage” shocked many, fans and critics alike. Berry, who once wrote that marriage “cannot be altered to suit convenience...