I am always intrigued by the epigraph an author uses to set the thematic mood for his or her work Gerald O rsquo Collins is prodigal with epigraphs often providing one or two to introduce each chapter Perhaps most telling is the one with which he prefaces the last chapter of his latest book Jesu

Charles E Curran is a highly regarded theologian whose works have been widely read and appreciated by colleagues for nearly 50 years He is also well known beyond the academy in the best sense he has been a ldquo man of the church rdquo who has not shied away from controversy when he thought t

Older readers mdash well really old readers mdash may recall a ditty sung by the irrepressibly cheerful Dinning Sisters back in 1946 ldquo Soon the sun disappeared from view The stars came out like they always do Then I cuddled up close to you And we both fell in love on a Greyhound Bus T

Michael Sean Winters' 'Left at the Altar,' reviewed

J M Coetzee rsquo s critics suggested some years ago that he and some others Zakes Mda Zoe Wicomb needed to use their artistry more obviously in the political cause Defenders argued that literature had to maintain and expand South Africa rsquo s literary culture for a future that otherwise wou

'Lincoln and Douglas,' reviewed