James Matthew Wilson’s Religious Vision
by Mark BauerleinWilson runs through one unpleasant experience and miserable person after another in his new collection The Hanging God. Continue Reading »
Americans and the Arts
by Mark BauerleinFeaturing Sunil Iyengar on current trends in Americans’ engagement with the arts. Continue Reading »
Shakespearean Meta-Politics
by Peter J. LeithartRichard III reminds us that there are meta-political realities that exceed politics. Continue Reading »
Conjuring Pushkin
by Peter WoodA review of Jonathan Leaf's Pushkin: A Life Played Out. Continue Reading »
The Gold Virgin
by Kenneth ColstonWhen conventions are aligned with morality, keeping up appearances is sane. Continue Reading »
Lord, To Whom Shall We Go?
by Gabriel RossmanSigrid Undset's Kristen Lavransdatter sheds light on the current crisis in the Catholic Church. Continue Reading »
If … Only They Would Read the Poem
by Carl R. TruemanPostcolonial theory, for all its jargon, is built upon simplistic binaries. Continue Reading »
Thinking Under the Influence
by John WilsonThere was, and still is today, a photo of Sinyavsky on one of my bookshelves. Continue Reading »
Poetic Orthodoxy
by Peter J. LeithartThe God who haunts R. S. Thomas’s poetry is a hidden God, known by his absence. Continue Reading »
Humanities and Communities
by Nathan NielsonThe search for community is best accomplished through our common pursuit of the humanistic disciplines. Continue Reading »
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