There are some truly excellent films about monks, with deep insights into the love of God and the nature of sacrifice. But why aren’t there more?
Too many of us are attracted to a “spatial” life because we can control spaces and stop them from changing. But time, even when managed, is always beyond our control. In his new book, James K. A. Smith seeks to reorient us to the reality of human life as temporal.
Louise Perry's argument against the sexual revolution raises a difficult question for readers: Given the fraught situation in which the sexual revolution has left many women and men, where do we go from here?
Marshall McLuhan's media theories proved prophetic for the age of mass communications—and his religious beliefs played a role in his theories.
For a brief period in the 19th century, Mexico was ruled by a Hapsburg prince installed by France and named emperor. The story is told brilliantly in Edward Shawcross's new history, 'The Last Emperor of Mexico.'
In his latest novel, Julian Barnes returns to his strategy of merging history, fiction and memoir to pay tribute to a beloved teacher.
I am always imploring you to tell me, beloved, if you have left me forever?