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Good Art, Bad Art, Faith and Doubt
Wednesday July 9, 2008
As America magazine’s June 23-30 issue pointed out, it was extraordinary to find The New Yorker’s summer fiction issue (June 9 & 16) devoted so prominently to God, including a series of short reflections collectively entitled “Faith and Doubt.”
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The Burthen of the Mystery
Tuesday July 8, 2008
On my first night of class in doctoral school, our Literary Theory professor asked us to go around the table and introduce ourselves, including our favorite authors and our reasons for continuing our graduate studies in English....
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Coming Out of the Prayer Closet
Monday July 7, 2008
I wonder how long I can pull off this gig; how long I can get away with writing this blog that “outs” me spiritually while working in an industry like Hollywood that is far more hostile to Christianity than, say, apropos the metaphor, homosexuality....
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Rise and Fall
Friday July 4, 2008
It’s said that stories help clarify the stupefying succession of years we call life—so that we see it truly, live it honestly, face it nobly. Even tales of the grimmest matter are not meant as prose fugues....
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Legacy of Words
Thursday July 3, 2008
My father, Art Volck, died three years ago this July. His death was not unexpected – he was 91 years old—though the timing surprised us. He died just before I began....
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