Tag: David E. Anderson
As the world celebrates the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible, is its voice receding in American culture? More
To mark his 70th birthday on May 24, we reprise an essay on religion, spirituality, and Bob Dylan, who once said, “There’s mystery, magic, truth, and the Bible in great folk music. I can’t hope to touch that. But I’m going to try.” More
“The people who weep before my pictures are having the same religious experience I had when I painted them,” said artist Mark Rothko. More
How have religion in general and the King James Bible in particular figured in America’s literary history? More
by David E. Anderson “Great theology,” novelist Marilynne Robinson wrote in an essay on Dietrich Bonhoeffer, “is always a kind of giant and intricate poetry, like epic or saga.” Robinson’s own work—three novels and two books of nonfiction—may not approach … More
Read an essay on religion and American imperialism by David E. Anderson, senior editor at Religion News Service. More
Read David E. Anderson’s review of “American Religious Poems,” an anthology of American religious poetry. More
by David E. Anderson Seeing is believing. Or is it? What about hearing? What about touch? How does one come to believe what one believes, especially if, on the surface, the claim appears to be preposterous? Saint Paul put the … More
In Praise of Ordinary Time by David E. Anderson “A good sermon,” Marilynne Robinson writes, “is one side of a passionate conversation.” It has to be heard in that way. So, too, a good novel. It is a conversation among … More
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