What I Would Put in a 2023 Time Capsule
by John WilsonEven the “mundane” happenings of a single day exceed our grasp, let alone the span of a lifetime. Continue Reading »
Easter and History
by George WeigelSalvation history is the inner dynamic of “world history.” Continue Reading »
Calendars of My Life
by John WilsonOn New Year’s Day of 2023, I tried to remember my first memories of the holiday. Continue Reading »
Talk About Time
by John WilsonIf you have followed this column for a while, you know that I am unrepentantly fascinated by “time.” Continue Reading »
The People of the Bookstore
by Jeff DeutschWhat makes a text sacred? There are many answers to this question, but I learned mine from the Jewish tradition in which I was raised. Continue Reading »
Small Mysteries of Time and Memory
by John WilsonThe small mysteries of time and memory point beyond themselves, suggesting that more lies ahead of us in a reality that exceeds our grasp but which we will someday know firsthand. Continue Reading »
Books From a Parallel Time Stream
by John WilsonIt was almost as if the McHenry books existed in a parallel time stream and had somehow leaked into our own. Continue Reading »
Time Travel from Your Own Basement
by John WilsonGoing through stacks of old magazines, newspaper articles, publishers’ catalogues, and more filled me with a sense of the mystery of time. Continue Reading »
The Arrow of Time
by John WilsonReaders whose own sense of time leads to the biblical God will find much to chew on in Joseph Mazur’s The Clock Mirage: Our Myth of Measured Time. Continue Reading »
Finitude Frustrates
by Peter J. LeithartThe original human condition is one of temporality, contingency, dependence, and ignorance—and this is good. Continue Reading »
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