John Wilson

For reasons I haven’t been able to figure out, friendship—deep, genuine friendship—gets short shrift in contemporary fiction. The Chet & Bernie books are wonderful exceptions, and I am immensely grateful for them. Continue Reading »

 I have been fascinated by sleep and dreams ever since I was a small boy in the 1950s. Continue Reading »

Books to look forward to. Continue Reading »

Why are we so often embarrassed by the distinctive claims that have been made by Christians since the beginning of the Church? How did we get here? Continue Reading »

Does apocalypticism about American Christianity merit more serious consideration? Hard to say, but I’m struck by the radically truncated and highly selective historical memory that seems to characterize so many accounts of our current situation. Continue Reading »

In his new book, Bill McKibben wonders whether the flag, cross, and station wagon of his youth were really so good for America. Continue Reading »

A recent book on the history of Native American rock art invites readers to experience both a profound sense of otherness and a fundamental human bond, neither one cancelling out the other. Continue Reading »

If in due course you happen to pick up and read any of these titles, I’d love to hear back from you. Happy reading. Continue Reading »

Elizabeth Sewell’s classic study of Lewis Carroll, “The Field of Nonsense,” sheds light on the allure of baseball. Continue Reading »

 I don’t know for sure what the future, even the “near future,” holds, but I do know that—for the moment, at least—we do not remotely live in a “secular age.” Continue Reading »