If there is one thing that most people agree on, it is that the loss of life is tragic. Matters get complicated when it comes

>“Establish the work of our hands for us–yes, establish the work of our hands.” —Psalm 90:17b The heat waves this summer reminded me of a

With this issue of Perspectives we bid a fond adieu to our longtime Poetry Editor, Fran Fike. The name of Francis G. Fike first appeared

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Marilynne Robinson is an instructor at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and is the author of the 1981 novel, Housekeeping, which won the PEN/Hemingway Award for

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