“Free for What, Darling?”
Love letters penned in the Second World War offer surprising insights into the nature of time and the vicissitudes of social media. By Joel Cuthbertson
The Fare Forward Interview with Ross Douthat
Ross Douthat is a former senior editor of The Atlantic and current Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times. He is also the author of Privilege: Harvard Education and the Ruling Class (2005), Grand New Party (2008, with Reihan Salam), and Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics 2012). Douthat spoke with Fare Forward’s editor-in-chief about how Americans think about religion, Christianity in the Trump presidency, and the future of Christianity and liberalism. The following is an edited version of their conversation.
Detachment Parenting
The common narrative of fatherhood is that responsibility for his children leads a father to more conservative beliefs—but a faithful radicalization will serve our children better.
Art and the Work of Re-Enchantment
If we are not careful, mankind tomorrow will consist of a few monastic communities dedicated to pure contemplation, standing apart from an immense mass of atheists consecrated to the production of material goods. Such a prospect fills me with horror. If we wish to avoid it we must have imagery. —Jean Danielou, Prayer as a Practical Problem, p. 73
The New Stoicism
The ancient philosophy of Stoicism is currently experiencing a revival—but it’s modern practitioners may find it falls short of a true solution for life’s most pressing problems.
The Devil’s Workshop
In defiance of our expectations, Topol’s novel of the aftermath of genocide treats our fascination with horror with seriousness and compassion.