Misfortunes of Imaginary Beings

The Case for God , by Karen Armstrong  Religious discourse was not intended to be understood literally because it was only possible to sp...

The Case for God , by Karen Armstrong  Religion is a practical discipline that teaches us to discover new capabilities of mind and heart....

L'Assommoir (The Dram Shop) By Émile Zola  Translated by Robin Buss   I had never read any Zola , so I figured it was about time, ...

Notes on Revolutionary Road , by Richard Yates . But first, a word about spoilers. I like them. I like seeing the way a writer or filmmaker ...

Ambrose Bierce's Write It Right: The Celebrated Cynic's Language Peeves Deciphered, Appraised, and Annotated for 21st-Century Reader...

Notes on The Evolution of God , by Robert Wright , Part V: God Goes Global (Or Doesn't) A group of conservatives recently announced thei...

Notes on The Evolution of God , by Robert Wright , Part IV: The Triumph of Islam Those of us raised in the Judeo-Christian tradition are alw...

Notes on The Evolution of God , by Robert Wright , Part III: The Invention of Christianity These days, proclaiming oneself a Christian can p...

Notes on The Evolution of God , by Robert Wright , Part II: The Emergence of Abrahamic Monotheism When I was a sophomore in college, I was i...

Notes on The Evolution of God , by Robert Wright , Part I: The Birth and Growth of Gods I was raised Methodist, which in my small Southern t...

Notes on The Bridge of San Luis Rey , by Thornton Wilder It amazes me that I haven't read this book before, considering that I once thou...