Raft Building and the Great Conversation
The glory of literature is that it makes the Great Conversation possible across the ages, between men and women from different worlds.
Huckleberry Finn
Take Up Your Cross and Read Hard Books
Many in our culture believe that we can eradicate misfortune through political reform, but those who study the humanities know that these efforts do not succeed.
Dulce Domum: The Longing for Home in Literature (and Our Hearts)
“If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.” – C.S. Lewis