At first, I thought it was rather ironic that I’ll be on vacation on the feast day of the woman I consider my patron saint

In the seemingly endless parade of things to watch, I want to recommend a recent addition to Netflix: “Churchill’s Secret Agents: The New Recruits.” Originally

The poet Donald Hall died on Saturday after a long, distinguished career, including a stint as US Poet Laureate in 2006-2007. Though he had been

When I was a child, I never had any trouble believing in an absolutely loving God because I figured that if God was even half

You may have heard that the weather in Michigan has been crazy of late. Today, our students enjoyed the 80 (!) degree weather as students

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During this season, I’ve been dipping into a Lenten devotional produced by a small church that a close friend attends. A delightful collection of essays

This week, my Victorian literature class is finishing a unit on 19th century faith and doubt, and we’re concluding with the poet Christina Rossetti. As

Recently, “Academic Twitter” went a little crazy when Jay Van Bavel of NYU reposted and commented on a 2014 Inside Higher Ed piece that had