Edith Hall’s new book on Aristotle rewards the reader by offering gems from Aristotle’s thought. She puts together complicated concepts and writings in a form where readers can easily identify subjects that are critical to an individual’s opportunity to find happiness.
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Tiny scriptures of truth: America’s 2019 poetry roundup
New American poetry that spans the globe.
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Councils have something to teach us about the past—and future—of the church
John W. O’Malley’s ‘When Bishops Meet’ challenges readers to understand the lasting importance of three monumental councils of the church.
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James K. A. Smith takes 21st-century readers on pilgrimage with St. Augustine
James K. A. Smith’s new book seems to have been written largely with disaffected evangelicals in mind, those who have “been there, done that and left the stupid Christian T-Shirt at home.”
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George Orwell and the fight against ‘alternative facts’
The fear of deceit was the foundation of Orwell’s work.
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Review: Francis Fukuyama on the need for broader identities
Identity is at the heart of much of today’s political conflicts. In his latest book, Fukuyama traces a brief history of how identity came to occupy such a center.
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Young adult literature has a lot to say about social justice (and we all need to hear it)
Members of Generation Z are proving themselves to be resilient and thoughtful activists, and current young adult books are following their gaze toward social justice issues.
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Jaron Lanier: an unlikely prophet of the digital age
In his latest book, Lanier argues that all forms of social media treat human beings as if they were basically a bundle of nerve endings.
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The surprising true story of Pietro di Donato, the bricklayer turned author
In Pietro di Donato’s “Christ in the Concrete” we find a portrait of immigrants and laborers, so essential to the growth of the United States then as now.
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Why Micheal O’Siadhail is an epic poet for the 21st century
“The Five Quintets” is a narrative we need, a jazz concert performed by hundreds of instruments, a single symphony sung by many voices.