Featured Writings

by John Danforth
June 17, 2005

In 2005, Danforth wrote two op-ed articles for The New York Times, which garnered a lot of attention by calling Republicans to embrace the traditional political values of the party and to act with humility while doing so:

Giroux's Intro to O'Connor's Collection

Read Robert Giroux's complete introduction to Flannery O'Connor's collection of short stories. Elie notes that it's possibly the best opening to a book he's ever read.

Responses to the Phrase "Jewish Christian"

Speaking of Faith has received a number of e-mails in response to Joel Marcus referring to himself as a "Jewish Christian." Many of them not only posited this as an impossibility, but believed this crossed a line and was offensive. We regret that.

Poems by Anita Barrows

Questo muro
Heart Work

Psalms of the Old Testament

The following psalms taken from the Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures can be helpful examples for prayer and meditation during and after depression.

Passage from The Winter's Tale

With relation to the use of medications, Solomon describes in the The Noonday Demon the current, ongoing debate about the natural or authentic self. He says this is not new, but an age-old debate:

Poems by Rainer Maria Rilke

Ich liebe meines Wesens Dunkelstunden
Dich wundert nicht des Sturmes Wucht

"Back" by Jane Kenyon