Out with the Old
As the contemporary church moves to throw off the errors of the separatist generations who came before, the example of Francis and Edith Schaeffer’s work at L’Abri provides a valuable example of true incarnational community.
The Economy of Desire
Drawing on Augustine and twentieth-century French philosophy, Bell makes a case against our capitalist economy before offering an unexpected alternative.
Overgrown
James Blake's genre-defying sound and introspective lyrics provide an artistic expression of the emerging adult generation.
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND - JULY 24: Newport Folk Festival kicks off in grand style with a surprise headlining pairing of Roger Waters and My Morning Jacket, joined by Lucius providing background vocals. Other acts performing include Heartless Bastards, Iron & Wine and Sam Bridwell, Tallest Man On Earth, Strand Of Oaks, Calexico, Hiss Golden Messenger, Leon Bridges, and Angel Olsen. Shot at Fort Adams State Park on Friday, July 24, 2015.
The Tallest Man on Earth
The Tallest Man on Earth distinguishes himself through a lyrical prowess that provides poignant glimpses of the human experience and natural world.
Politics and Faith
Despite a few deficiencies in tone and rigor, Stone’s book provides valuable insight into the timeliness and relevance of the teachings of two of the 20th century’s greatest theologians.
You Can’t Choose Your Friends
In a culture obsessed with choice and individual responsibility, the persistent realness of friendship denies our persistent attempts to define and contain it.
Why Priests? A Failed Tradition
Trying to elevate the vocation of prophet, Garry Willis gives priests short shrift.
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.
The Life of Perished Things
By Joshua Rio-Ross. Reflections on Marilynne Robinson's Housekeeping forty years after its release.