“No Worst, There Is None”: On Gerard Manley Hopkins
Vona Groarke finds little comfort and much inspiration in one of Gerard Manley Hopkins’s “Terrible Sonnets.”
"You always admire what you really don't understand."
— Blaise Pascal
Vona Groarke finds little comfort and much inspiration in one of Gerard Manley Hopkins’s “Terrible Sonnets.”
Vona GroarkeFeb 14, 2021
What can France’s history with Catholicism tell us about today’s culture wars over Islam?
Joseph Peterson, Rachel Johnston-WhiteFeb 11, 2021
Peggy Ellsberg praises the clarity, reverence, and affection of “The Catholic Writer Today” and “Studying with Miss Bishop” by Dana Gioia.
Peggy EllsbergFeb 7, 2021
Simon Franklin praises “The Liturgical Past in Byzantium and Early Rus” by Sean Griffin.
Simon FranklinFeb 6, 2021
On Mark C. Taylor’s “Seeing Silence,” recently released by University of Chicago Press.
Anthony Curtis AdlerJan 31, 2021
As a young woman, I fell in love with a man who owned a machete. He terrorized me for over a year. I have no doubt he would have killed me if I had...
Leanne PhillipsJan 6, 2021
Do Puritans get a bad rap? Ed Simon reviews Michael P. Winship's "Hot Protestants."
Ed SimonDec 16, 2020
Travis LaCouter considers "The Holy Spirit and Christian Experience," the new book by Simeon Zahl.
Travis LaCouterDec 13, 2020
Nile Green reviews "Modern Things on Trial: Islam’s Global and Material Reformation in the Age of Rida, 1865–1935" by Leor Halevi.
Nile GreenDec 8, 2020
Two books explore the indelible imprint of Yiddish on modern politics and popular culture.
Marc CaplanNov 23, 2020
John Compton reviews L. Benjamin Rolsky's recently published book, "The Rise and Fall of the Religious Left."
John ComptonNov 22, 2020
Brad East considers "History and Eschatology: Jesus and the Promise of Natural Theology," the recently published book by N. T. Wright.
Brad EastNov 19, 2020