Nemerov’s “Loon’s Cry” searches for the transcendent in our world.
Tag Archives: Howard Nemerov
The Otherworldly Cry of the Loon
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When Christianity Becomes a Money Cult
A new book, “The Money Cult: Capitalism, Christianity, and the Unmaking of the American Dream,” brings to mind Howard Nemerov’s poem “Boom!” The book’s author argues that prosperity theology is not an aberration but was present from the beginning of American Puritanism.
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A Debate about Sex, Pullman vs. Milton
This is the 20th anniversary of Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” series, which gives me an excuse for once again tilting with the fantasy author and figuring out my own thoughts on our vexed relationship with sexuality and our bodies. Once again I conclude that Milton goes far deeper into these issues than Pullman does.
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Longing for Grace in the Face of Chaos
Howard Nemerov’s 1975 ambivalence about televised football anticipates our own mixed feelings today.
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Christianity vs. Capitalism
Conservatives criticizing Pope Francis would benefit from this Robert Nemerov poem.
Mix and Match: Mysticism American Style
There was an interesting Lenten column in the New York Times Monday. Ross Douthat, a conservative in the best sense, draws on a Commonweal article by theologian Luke Timothy Johnson criticizing contemporary spiritual practice in this country. From the way Douthat quotes him, it sounds as though Johnson might take exception with my criticism of harsh […]
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