The Paradox of American Faith

Americans are a religious people, no doubt. But religious in what way, exactly?

I was recently introduced to the beautiful writing of Wallace Stegner by my friend Rachel Rizzo. I’ve been reading a collection of his essays titled Marking the Sparrow’s Fall which, though drawn from various publications throughout his life, amount to a love letter to the American West. But it’s a lot more than that, really. Stegner is poetic, managing…