I was going to write in sorrow or outrage or scolding critique about the shootings at Newtown, Connecticut a week…
James BrattDecember 21, 2012
I’ve treasured this poem ever since I first read it as a freshman in college. It appealed to this then…
James BrattNovember 23, 2012
The most common theme running through postmortems on Tuesday’s presidential election has been demographic: the Republican Party’s mortal dependency on…
James BrattNovember 9, 2012
I vowed I wouldn’t make this post about how Evangelical celebrities keep tripping over the sex thing. But it’s so…
James BrattOctober 26, 2012
Spent an enjoyable mid-afternoon today talking with the board of Perspectives, the journal that’s the mother of The 12 blog.…
James BrattOctober 12, 2012
My academic meeting for the month took place at Valparaiso University in Indiana. The occasion was a roundtable discussion of…
James BrattSeptember 28, 2012
On a free day during my trip to Paris last month, I took the train to Chartres to visit its…
James BrattSeptember 14, 2012
Just back from Paris, where I conferenced for a couple days and walked around for a couple more. Two sights…
James BrattAugust 30, 2012
I’m on the road conferencing this weekend, hangin’ with the Swedes at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. More…
James BrattJune 22, 2012
