Normal People
The church can, and should, have more than just rules and prohibitions to offer young people negotiating the sexual mores of modern life.
On Seamus Heaney
Though not a typical example of literary criticism, R.F. Foster’s On Seamus Heaney provides an insightful look at both the poet’s life and his works.
Uncommon Ground
This essay collection advocates for—and ably defends—a posture of faithful presence as the best response of the Christian to the world today.
Listening for America
Along with a greater appreciation for the intricacies of musical theater, Listening for America has something to teach about our need for each other.
From Langley Park to Memphis
A paradoxical mix of pop ambition and the mockery of that ambition, From Langley Park to Memphis makes the American dream a truly human scene.
Strange Rites
Rather than a secular age, Burton presents our current culture as embracing a wide variety of niche spiritualities designed to meet our individual needs for purpose, meaning, and hope.
Solzhenitsyn and American Culture
Deavel and Wilson’s new collection of essays on Solzhenitsyn highlights the writer’s differences not only with the country that expelled him, but also the one that took him in.
What It Means to Be Human
Though more concerned with political persuasion and the present state of affairs than it is with philosophical proofs, Snead’s book nonetheless offers a valuable contribution to the discussion of American bioethics today.
The Fare Forward Interview with Marilynne Robinson
Marilynne Robinson is a novelist and essayist. She is the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2005), the National Humanities Medal (2012), and the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction (2016). She taught at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop from 1991 until 2016. She has published collections of essays on topics ranging from nuclear pollution to American democracy to the human mind. Jack, her fifth novel and the fourth concerning the people of Gilead, Iowa, was published in September of this year. Robinson spoke to Fare Forward about evil, heroes, and the future of the American project.
Beau Travail
Claire Denis's 1999 film, recently re-released in the Criterion Collection, builds and maintains its tension perfectly until the final shot.