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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

Tomorrow is my 50th birthday. I come from a family who has always celebrated well, and birthdays are a big deal. Growing up, my mother

It often feels like these days that there’s a great deal of lamenting about a dearth of good conversation, a lack of places where intelligent

By Jennifer Holberg I read recently about a very charming holiday tradition that is celebrated in Iceland called jólabókaflóð. Literally: “Christmas book flood.” I learned