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.

This essay collection advocates for—and ably defends—a posture of faithful presence as the best response of the Christian to the world today.

Along with a greater appreciation for the intricacies of musical theater, Listening for America has something to teach about our need for each other.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Claire Denis's 1999 film, recently re-released in the Criterion Collection, builds and maintains its tension perfectly until the final shot.

Rightly understood, nostalgia is more than a delusion about the past--it is the hope for a home we have not yet know.

Tana French's new mystery explores a disappearance--and, along the way, takes a look at finding our way through our shifting moral landscape.