Culture • Current Conversations Betting on Hope Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read Welcome to Washington, city of glories and shames. Yesterday I stepped into a world that I know very well, the American Studies Program on Capitol Hill. For 15 years I... Continue Reading
Culture • Current Conversations The Way the World Turns Out Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read For love’s sake, to see oneself as responsible for the way the world turns out. It must have been about ten years ago that I spoke at a college in... Continue Reading
Culture • Christianity & Culture Why Not Be Cynical? Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read There are a million good reasons to be cynical. And every day I think about it, looking at the world as I do, seeing something of its messiness, its injustice,... Continue Reading
Culture • Popular Culture Love in the Ruins Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read Love in the ruins—and to be honest, we don’t get better than that. Meg and I saw the film “Her” this weekend, and it’s not one that I could say,... Continue Reading
Culture • Popular Culture Charlie Peacock and His Muses Dr. Steven Garber | 2 min read Even Charlie Peacock needs a muse, the artist’s artist that he is. But what is it, a muse? How is it different than that other strangely similar word, amuse? The... Continue Reading
Culture • Christianity & Culture The Gift of Time Adam Joyce | 4 min read “The Church rocked through time- a cradle, an ark- to rhythms of sorrow and joy, marking the passage of man. The Catholic calendar in my bedroom was printed by W.F.... Continue Reading