For Henry David Thoreau, it is only as strangers that we can see each other as the bearers of divinity we really are. Alienation makes us present as closeness cannot.
Modern progressivism suffers from three prejudices, each woven into our understanding of key values: equality, toleration, individual freedom, and scientific advancement.
Carl Elliott's new book documents the stories of whistleblowers who report abuses in the medical system—and asks bigger questions about why so many don't.
Like all human institutions, the Church has often failed. But it is more than its failures—and much more than the endless quarrels over Vatican II or sexual morality.
A father and son pair of biblical scholars insist that changing one’s mind about sexuality is legitimated by the way Scripture shows God changing his mind.
When I say that the following were my favorite books of the year, I mean that they’re the books that gave me delight when I tried to figure out what made them tick.
If you’re looking for a Christmas gift for a music lover who enjoys English history, this well-written, thoroughly researched history of Handel's 'Messiah' might be the choice.
Kant’s work was considered such a threat to Church teachings that even scholars needed special permission from their bishop or religious superior to consult it.
Hamilton Nolan's new book chronicles the struggles of the labor movement. But it takes more than heroic individuals to build power—it takes the government, too.
Philip Metres’s newest collection of poetry speaks as eloquently as ever against empire—but he grounds the writing in this book in his own family’s story and history.
