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The Soul of the Marionette

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

If the only alternative to Gnosticism is Stoicism—if the intellect of man is forced to choose the wild outward spirit or the stern inward soul—then we have made...

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Joseph Bottum and America’s Anxious Age – Part 2

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

In the second part of my conversation with Joseph Bottum about his book An Anxious Age we focus on the future. If Bottum's description of American history is r...

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Joseph Bottum and America's Anxious Age – Part 1

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Part one of a conversation with Joseph Bottum, author of An Anxious Age: The Post-Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of America, about American Religious History a...

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Writer's Block, Book Burnout and Podcasts

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I periodically get in funks where nothing quite seems to "work" for me and I find myself reading three or four books at one time looking for something that will...

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John J. Miller talks with Joseph Bottum about The Post-Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of America

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Another fascinating episode of Between the Covers. I am hoping to post both a review of An Anxious Age and an interview with the author myself in the not too d...

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Quick Take: Wise Guy: A Christmas Tale by Joseph Bottum

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I am a fan of Kindle Singles. Short unique works at a great price: 99 cents.  And having enjoyed Joseph Bottum’s previous Kindle Single I grabbed Wise Guy...

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