I have a book review in the November issue of The New Oxford Review of Niall Williams’s novel, John (Bloomsbury USA, 288 pgs., $24.95). I’d link to it but I’m a computer challenged Luddite. UPDATE: here it is [scroll down]. I bring this book to your attention because it is . . . . Continue Reading »
Belief in God would change everything — Freddie In response to my due distance postscript, he writes: James is right, of course, that this doesn’t have to be a moment of despair, but merely a moment of opportunity. There are small graces in this kind of world, if we look for them. James . . . . Continue Reading »
Freddie, that ubiquitous ombudsman, has taken me out for a ride for bashing Martin Buber. I get the feeling our disagreement isn’t about Buber anymore, so don’t feel any special pressure to catch up before proceeding. The basic disagreement between us is this: Should we try to love our . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Pinch hitting at Schwenkler’s, William R. Brafford solicits my comment on the friendly R.R. Reno’s latest: I hope it’s clear that I see the problem of stability and dynamism as one of balance, of figuring out where to set limits. And here Reno asserts that it is most important . . . . Continue Reading »
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