This Week in Literary History: Voltaire Returns to Paris from Exile and 300 People Come to Visit

This Week in Literary History: Voltaire Returns to Paris from Exile and 300 People Come to Visit

A Legend Comes Home

By Literary Hub | February 9, 2026

Lily Meyer on Philip Roth, Anti-Zionism, and Her Relationship to American Judaism

Lily Meyer on Philip Roth, Anti-Zionism, and Her Relationship to American Judaism

“I take both my Jewishness and my Americanness as honors and responsibilities.”

By Lily Meyer | February 3, 2026

George Saunders on Creating His Own Version of the Afterlife

George Saunders on Creating His Own Version of the Afterlife

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Vigil

By Jane Ciabattari | January 27, 2026

How America’s First Nonbinary Minister Created True Equality in the Newly Born United States

How America’s First Nonbinary Minister Created True Equality in the Newly Born United States

Nina Sankovitch on “Universal Friend,” the Genderless Messenger of God Who Aimed to Save Lost Souls and Preach Universal Salvation

By Nina Sankovitch | January 21, 2026

The Church of David Bowie

The Church of David Bowie

Peter Ormerod on the Rock Godliness of Ziggy Stardust

By Peter Ormerod | January 15, 2026

To Hell and Back: The Weeknd’s Musical Odyssey Through Life and Death

To Hell and Back: The Weeknd’s Musical Odyssey Through Life and Death

Judson Bergman Explores Hedonism, Nihilism and Redemption In Modern Pop

By Judson Bergman | January 14, 2026

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Letters on Faith Between a Poet and a Theologian

By Miroslav Volf and Christian Wiman | January 13, 2026

How the First Ever Christian Rock Album Led to the “Jesus Movement”

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France and Mexico celebrated their friendiversary by exchanging ancient books.

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Together, a Father and a Daughter Break a Generational Cycle of Abuse

Together, a Father and a Daughter Break a Generational Cycle of Abuse

Jameelah Lang Explores Faith, Family and the Nature of Everyday Violence

By Jameelah Lang | December 15, 2025

What Happens When Gen Z Encounters Catullus’s Filthiest Poem?

What Happens When Gen Z Encounters Catullus’s Filthiest Poem?

“Reading wakes us up to love, culture, grief, war, a range of possibilities too vast to name, and also to great discomfort.”

By Rachel DeWoskin | December 10, 2025

The Radical Write: How a Medieval Catholic Mystic Inspired My Debut Novel

The Radical Write: How a Medieval Catholic Mystic Inspired My Debut Novel

Janet Rich Edwards on Marguerite Porete and the Power of Unconventional Faith

By Janet Rich Edwards | December 3, 2025

What Does It Mean to be Human? (According to Philosopher Alexandre Kojève)

What Does It Mean to be Human? (According to Philosopher Alexandre Kojève)

Boris Groys on the Nothingness of Human Existence

By Boris Groys | November 11, 2025

How Two Nuns and a Jesuit Might Persuade You to Finally Download that Dating App

How Two Nuns and a Jesuit Might Persuade You to Finally Download that Dating App

Ana Garriga and Carmen Urbita on the “Close Friendship” Between 16th-Century Nun Sor Juana Inés and Vicereine María Luisa

By Ana Garriga and Carmen Urbita | November 4, 2025

Why Do Countless Cultures Believe the Dead Walk Among Us?

Why Do Countless Cultures Believe the Dead Walk Among Us?

John Blair on the Dangerous Dead in Society

By John Blair | October 31, 2025

On the Rituals of My Grandmother’s Tibetan Buddhist Funeral

On the Rituals of My Grandmother’s Tibetan Buddhist Funeral

Ann Tashi Slater Considers a Window Into Life, Through Death

By Ann Tashi Slater | October 27, 2025

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