Gordon Marino is professor of philosophy and director of the Hong/Kierkegaard Library at St. Olaf College. His most recent book is The Existentialist’s Survival Guide: How to Live Authentically in an Inauthentic Age (HarperOne). Also by this author The Why & the How Get Commonweal's latest, delivered twice weekly. Email address Published in the 2004-05-21 issue: View Contents Most Recent Missed Connections By Jessica Swoboda February 6, 2025 Faith in the Streets By Antonio Spadaro February 5, 2025 Old Bonds and Gold Bars By Paul Moses February 4, 2025