Tag Archives: Goodness

Indifference (Goodness, part III)

Last year, I went with a colleague to hear Barbara Kingsolver, who was reading from her new novel, Flight Behavior. The book tells the story of an encounter between Appalachian farmers and global climate change, between scientists and a group of people who have … Continue reading

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Sexy is the new Good (Goodness: Part two)

I have to begin this column by confessing to a guilty pleasure: when I am shopping for groceries, I really enjoy looking over the magazine displays. If the displays are good enough, I don’t even get disgruntled when the person … Continue reading

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Goodness (part one)

What does it mean to be good? We seem to have a number of competing images in our culture: innocence; wise experience; purity; having a sweet nature; being a fiery reformer; being a peacemaker; being a warrior who hunts down … Continue reading

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