When I was in doctoral studies in philosophy a Jesuit professor in another discipline asked me what my dissertation topic was ldquo Plato rdquo he chafed ldquo What could you possibly have to say about Plato that hasn rsquo t already been said rdquo His remark provided me with ample motivat

The African novel has come of age in the early 21st century North American diaspora Straddling homelands histories myths looking for values and identity somewhere in between mdash those are the grand topics of the African novel ldquo Novelists are sorted by the language they wrote in rdquo St

There rsquo s no place better suited for supermen than long distance cycling Take the Tour de France the sport rsquo s greatest race This year rsquo s event covers 3 656 km over 21 days think Detroit to Los Angeles with the Alps standing in for the Rockies and the Pyrenees for the Sierras As o

Few works deliver on the promise of their title with such success as Mary Christine Athans rsquo s book on Mary The scholarship is solid the prose accessible and her personal reflections engaging The book can also be provocative since discussions of Mary lead to questions about the contested rol

'Brothers,' by George Howe Colt

'What Is an American Muslim?" by Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im