It’s often difficult to hear poetry, to appreciate the “still, small voice” that spoke to the prophet Elijah, a voice that grows larger in memory or subsequent readings. In a confessional line toward ...

Very few of us can remember our infancy, but in his Confessions, St. Augustine makes an attempt, recalling a time when he knew only “to repose in what pleased, and cry at what offended my flesh; ...

Chicoan Terry Hunt remembers being at the hospital bedside of a woman who had come to his talks at St. John’s Episcopal Church. Dying, she didn’t know what to do. “Maybe,” Hunt said to her, “it is ...

Last week, as regular readers know, I asked people to recommend works in the field of spiritual autobiography or any book/essay/article in the genre of “faith journey.” I supplied my initial list, and ...

For a family often charged with provoking the end of Western civilization, the Kardashians have always been surprisingly religious. Matriarch Kris Jenner hand-picked the pastor for the family’s ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Reverend Peter G. Vu has announced the promotion of his spiritual biography, ...

I need a moment away from unceasing word drip of debates about the election, about whether Elena Ferrante has the right to privacy, about whether Bob Dylan writes "Literature." I need a moment, more ...

Essayist Richard Rodriguez meditates on religion and sexuality in a post 9/11 world in his new collection "Darling: A Spiritual Biography." It's a daunting task recognizing religion, sexuality and ...

Critical discussion of Etty Hillesum's diary has mostly concentrated on the Holocaust. This essay emphasizes the literariness of An Interrupted Life—symbols, metaphors, intertexts, and the sense of ...