Orsi traces the rise of “absence” to the religious debates of the 16th century.

Besides having a great mind, Jefferson had a great ego—also for good and ill.

'Francis, Bishop of Rome,' by Allan Figueroa Deck, S.J., and 'Go into the Streets!' by Thomas P. Rausch, S.J., and Richard R. Gaillardetz

'Choosing Our Religion,' by Elizabeth Drescher

'Lit Up,' by David Denby

'The Enthusiast,' by Jon Sweeney