{"id":3485,"date":"2021-06-21T16:50:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T16:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/farefwd.com\/?p=3485"},"modified":"2021-06-21T16:50:58","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T16:50:58","slug":"opening-remarks-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farefwd.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/21\/opening-remarks-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening Remarks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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“The idea behind this new issue was straightforward. We sought to gather some excellent young Christian writers, and to give them space to write about something they cared about.”<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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By Peter Blair
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This issue of Fare Forward<\/em> is the rebirth of a magazine that published seven issues in print from 2012 to 2014, then remained active online until 2016. Our name, Fare Forward<\/em>, derives from T.S. Eliot\u2019s The Four Quartets, <\/em>specifically the third poem of the collection, \u201cThe Dry Salvages.\u201d From the beginning, we have emphasized a line from that poem\u2014\u201cconsider the future \/ and the past with an equal mind\u201d\u2014as constitutive of Fare Forward<\/em>\u2019s vision.<\/p>

The idea behind this new issue was straightforward. We sought to gather some excellent young Christian writers, and to give them space to write about something they cared about.<\/p>

We think we\u2019ve succeeded in this aim, and we hope our readers will agree. We\u2019ve made no effort to confine our writers to what is \u201ccurrent,\u201d a decision that resonates with Eliot\u2019s injunction. This shows up prominently in our reviews section: There are reviews of recent works, of twentieth-century works, and of works yet older.<\/p>

The reader will notice that more than a couple of these essays and reviews share a common concern: namely, skepticism towards (or outright rejection of) liberalism. The word \u201cliberalism\u201d here refers not to, say, the political philosophy of the Democratic Party, but something much more foundational. I won\u2019t attempt to define it in this letter, but the reader can consult Jose Mena\u2019s essay \u201cAgainst Liberalism\u201d for an analysis of the threefold nature of liberalism.<\/p>

Not every contributor to this issue would identify with the critiques of liberalism offered in these pages, and certainly several pieces don\u2019t deal with this theme at all. Fare Forward <\/em>is first and foremost a Nicene Christian publication, and each writer is accountable intellectually only for the arguments advanced or perspective exhibited in his or her own piece. However, the recurrence of such themes is an important part of this issue. Criticism of liberalism appears prominently in the thinking and writing of some young Christians, and this motif runs throughout these pages, in a space where younger writers can speak their minds.<\/p>

Jose Mena, Matthew Loftus, Brandon McGinley, Susannah Black, and Kevin Gallagher all wrote explicitly on this theme across different genres (book review, discursive essay, and personal reflection) and in reference to topics as diverse as politics, parenting, and the nature of the city. Our interview with New York Times <\/em>columnist Ross Douthat also touches on them\u2014in it, Douthat describes the tension of his own response to critics of liberalism. We believe these pieces represent a timely contribution to an ongoing debate over liberalism.<\/p>

For those less invested in such discussions, this issue of Fare Forward <\/em>features, we hope, plenty else to enjoy. Harrison Lemke offers a tribute to the \u201cterribly human\u201d Beach Boys, while Leah Libresco engages a new \u201cpop stoicism\u201d advanced by some successful recent books on the subject. Charlie Clark takes you into the works of Walker Percy in search of a stance towards modernity, and Veery Huleatt sees in Elizabeth Goudge the lesson that \u201cthe longings and impressions of childhood\u201d are \u201cintimations of a truer world.\u201d We\u2019ve also included works by four different poets, thanks to the work of our poetry editor Bria Sandford. We hope that in this range of ideas and material, you will find much to enjoy and to reflect on\u2014and maybe even find more links between the pieces that we have yet to see.<\/p>

Fare forward,<\/p>

Peter Blair<\/p>

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