In “Ascension Hymn,” Henry Vaughan laments that he can catch only glimpses of God’s glory.
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Sendak and Children’s Interior Worlds
Maurice Sendak knew how the honor the interiority of children.
Listen to the Music that Is All around You
In “As It Is in Heaven,” a famous conductor travels back to his childhood town and helps a church choir find the music that is in and around them.
Why Can’t Mitt Fake Authenticity?
Klaus Mann’s novel “Mephisto” applied to Mitt Romney gives us insight into whether can give a strong presidential performance while being inauthentic.
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When Werther-Fever Upended Europe
Goethe’s “Sorrows of Young Werther” created a sensation in 1774, with a young cult following and older attackers.
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When Great Artists Do Bad Things
Gertrude Stein’s Vichy sympathies raise the issue of the contrast between an artist’s politics and his or her art.
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Anchorless and Yet Anchored
St. John of the Cross finds that love shows itself the strongest when we live in “darkness without light.”
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The Hunger Games & the Job Market
“The Hunger Games” captures how my students see the contemporary job situation.
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