Taking its place in the long line of literary pilgrimages, Jane Eyre depicts a particularly modern journey—one in which the destination must be discovered along the way. By Karen Swallow Prior

The best way to push back against excessive self-confidence and ideology is to cultivate an attitude of intellectual pilgrimage. By Collin Slowey

A pilgrim reflects on lessons learned along two journeys, one in New Haven and another along El Camino. By Abigail Storch

Both Richard Ford and Walker Percy write novels of modern man struggling with a world devoid of meaning—but the journeys their characters take lead them to altogether different destinations. By Jeff Reimer