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On Victor Hugo's Posthumous Career as a Religious Prophet

On Victor Hugo's Posthumous Career as a Religious Prophet

How The Author of Les Misérables Became a Fixture of Cao Dai

By Abby Walthausen | August 21, 2019

Lyz Lenz: Finding a Creation Myth of One’s Own

Lyz Lenz: Finding a Creation Myth of One’s Own

The Author of Godland Hits the Road in Search of a Little Darkness

By Lyz Lenz | August 14, 2019

Roy Jacobsen on the Backbone of Nordic Literature: the Sagas of Iceland

Roy Jacobsen on the Backbone of Nordic Literature: the Sagas of Iceland

Some of Europe's Most Enduring, Complex Literary Works

By Roy Jacobsen | August 14, 2019

On the Pitfalls and Power of <br>the Religious Essay

On the Pitfalls and Power of
the Religious Essay

Sonja Livingston: "Go to where the silence is."

By Sonja Livingston | August 5, 2019

What Happens When Satanists Try to Build a Public Monument?

What Happens When Satanists Try to Build a Public Monument?

For Some Residents in Belle Plaine, MN,
Religious Freedom Has Its Limits

By Jay Wexler | July 30, 2019

How Extreme Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Entered American Life

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Why Are So Many Fictional Teens
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