The Swerve, a book review
Stephen Greenblatt’s THE SWERVE, How the World Became Modern, tells an important story and has won the National Book Award for non-fiction and a Pulitzer. The story is of particular … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Thomas Jefferson
A Unitarian Crossroad
In the late 1970s, the American automotive industry was ill-prepared when the overthrow of the Shah of Iran resulted in gas prices doubling almost overnight. Many people today mistakenly believe … Continue reading
Fading Faith
The sea of faith Was once, too, at the full, and round Earth’s shore Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled But now I only hear Its melancholy, … Continue reading
The Unitarian Quandary
The largest identifiable body of agnostics in America is within the Unitarian Universalist Church, a traditional stronghold of freethinking. A 1987 survey found that only 3 percent of UUs believed … Continue reading