A traveling exhibit of Saint Francis of Assisi—the most depicted of saints—consists of paintings, sculptures, reliquaries, manuscripts, weavings, liturgical objects, and a series of large-scale photographs of his basilica.
Jerusalem asks more questions than it answers. Its literalness, the flesh of its existence in history, its churches with their layers of history is fascinating, and embarrassing.
A new two-part anthology about Vietnam chronicles the few positive legacies of a terrible war: the literary excellence and moral outrage of the writing it inspired.
