Moral Fiction
A distinguished novelist and teacher argues that we should look to serious fiction for moral complexity, not moral certainty… More »
A distinguished novelist and teacher argues that we should look to serious fiction for moral complexity, not moral certainty… More »
Nuns are an endangered species. With a median age in this country of sixty-nine, and little new blood coming in, their numbers have dwindled markedly. The novelist and memoirist Mary Gordon, who herself once contemplated joining an order, examines this disappearing way of life, talks to survivors here and abroad, and wonders what, if anything, can replace the iconic figure of the nun in the popular imagination of Catholics and non-Catholics alike… More »
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