Walking with Virgil
Just as Virgil prompts Dante to consider the horrors of the human condition, we too need people, wise and trusted friends who can point out the shadows that populate our inner lives. By Ryan Diaz
The Women Are Up to Something
Benjamin J.B. Lipscomb’s new joint biography of four female philosophers is an engaging read, but more so, it offers guidance on how to engage with those with whom we disagree.
Angels & Saints
Eliot Weinberger weaves fact, fiction, and faith into his curated collection of angels and saints.
The Remarkable Ordinary
If there is one message in The Remarkable Ordinary, it is the same chord that tolls throughout all Buechner’s writings: pay attention.
In Search of the Soul
John Cottingham’s latest makes a compelling case for the self beyond the material.