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June 2014

June 08, 2014

Sherwood Anderson and the Platonic Touch

A couple of weeks ago, Leah Libresco wrote an excellent article suggesting that our society’s...

May 2014

May 15, 2014

That They May Be One

Just last week, I met up with an acquaintance with whom I had grown up...

April 2014

April 17, 2014

The Doomsday Machine

My wife and I did not see—and have no plans to see—R.I.P.D., The Lone Ranger,...

March 2014

March 31, 2014

This Is What We Do

A few years ago, Chrysler debuted a slick commercial called “Imported from Detroit,” featuring Eminem...

March 21, 2014

Social Sin: Who’s Responsible?

Is it possible to take sin seriously when all of one’s collective responsibilities are understood...

March 15, 2014

Virtuous Exemplars

My grandparents provided me with powerful examples of virtue which I would not have had...

February 2014

February 12, 2014

Jesus and the Art of Presence

A poignant article rippled through my social media sphere three weeks ago. In "The Art...

February 11, 2014

Venmo and Friendship

I'm a fan of Venmo, an app that makes it incredibly easy to send...

January 2014

January 09, 2014

Prodigal City

The bankruptcy of Detroit is a consequence of multi-faceted social problems that defy simple...

December 2013

December 11, 2013

Blessed Are the Homesick: Hospitality for Mobile Millennials

The independent rootlessness of emerging adults presents potent opportunities for the practice of hospitality. Shana...

November 2013

November 13, 2013

Suburbia and the American Dream

This article originally appeared in Fare Forward’s third issue. “To put it bluntly, President Obama would...

September 2013

September 23, 2013

The Real Paradox of Individualism

In contemporary American political discourse, there are two poles of authority and power: the...

September 18, 2013

Out with the Old

Edith Schaeffer died this past Holy Saturday at her home in Gryon, Switzerland at the...

August 2013

August 16, 2013

Charles Murray, Dorothy Day, and Embedded Journalism

One of the things we try to do with Fare Forward is find, learn from,...

June 2013

June 25, 2013

What Does It Mean to Be Successful?

A recent article by Genevieve Smith, published in April by Elle magazine, raises the question...

June 12, 2013

What We Can Learn from Young Atheists

Recently The Atlantic posted an article entitled, “Listening to Young Atheists, Lessons for a Stronger...

May 2013

May 08, 2013

The Real Case Against the Suburbs, or, How Ought Christians to Think About the Common Good?

Over at Mere O, Keith Miller has been kind enough to respond to a piece...

May 02, 2013

The “New Legalism” Gets Some Things Right

On the Acton Blog, Anthony Bradley argues that "radical" or "missional" Christianity, of the kind...

April 2013

April 19, 2013

The Economic and Political Roots of Our Friendship Crisis

Yesterday Jordan Monge asked the question “why don’t we talk about friendship more?” The post...

April 18, 2013

Why Don’t We Talk About Friendship More?

This weekend, I was blessed to have the opportunity to hear Wesley Hill, the author of Washed...

April 03, 2013

Ethics, Tribal and Global

We live in a moment that is at once pervaded by guilt and dismissive...

March 2013

March 24, 2013

Avoiding Civilizational Hard Ceilings

I recently wrote about an interview I conducted with sociologist Robert Bellah in preparation...

March 23, 2013

Introducing the Sacrallennials

Over at Juicy Ecumenism, guest poster Thomas Holgrave (of the worth-checking-out blog The Hipster...

March 21, 2013

Family Stories and the Narrative of Christ

Christianity is in large part a narrative, a story, and the psychological implications of that may...

February 2013

February 16, 2013

Do We Like Bonhoeffer For the Right Reasons?

Why is Bonhoeffer experiencing such popularity among evangelical Christians at the moment? What is the...