Melville, who was born 200 years ago this August, was consumed with the issue of humanity’s capacity for good or evil.
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Review: The unknown story of Czech priest, Tomáš Halík
This book, the story of a Czech priest working under communist oppression, constitutes a profound reflection on the 1989 collapse of communism and the liberation of the Czech people.
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Review: Are unions making a comeback? It’s complicated.
In short, Greenhouse argues, “Something is fundamentally broken in the way many American employers treat their workers.”
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Jeannie Gaffigan confronts the unknown with courage and humor in new memoir
‘When Life Gives You Pears’ reads as a polished version of a long catch-up conversation with a good friend, writes Renée Darline Roden.
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Review: We don’t need our saints to be perfect
Echoing Pope Francis’ exaltation of the “middle-class of holiness,” Robert Ellsberg prefers to describe saints simply as “those who walk in the paths of holiness.”
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Review: How to be holy (hint: You can’t do it on your own)
Colleen Carroll Campbell’s new book is full of insight into what motivates us to attempt to reach holiness through our own strength and how this obsession holds us back from spiritual progress.
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Review: The backlash against globalization
In his new book, Ian Bremmer predicts that soon Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa, Egypt, China and many others will all have their own Marie Le Pens and Steve Bannons.
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Review: Saint Teresa of Avila’s agony and ecstasy
The Life of Saint Teresa of Ávila is termed an “autohagiography,” a self-justification of saintliness, by Carlos Eire, a professor of history and religious studies at Yale University.
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Review: When and where trauma and theology meet
Karen O’Donnell writes her own trauma theology as a “survivor’s gift that is offered as both a comfort and a challenge.”
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Review: A new novel offers a look into the lives of Dominican immigrants
“Dominicana” tells the story of 15-year-old Ana Canción.