Megan Hamilton

A History in Bridges

Megan Hamilton retells stories of her small town through some of its least-noticed structures.

Charles A. Gillespie

History Has Its Eyes on You

Charles A. Gillespie finds dramatic clues to make our time together meaningful in dialogue with Hans Urs von Balthasar and theater.

Rita Willett

City and Bliss

Rita Willett remembers the old Saint Louis City Hospital and realizes that some things really haven’t changed.

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Joshua Busman

Some Thoughts on History and Pluralism

Earlier this week, I had the good fortune to attend a lecture by the preeminent music scholar (and frequent NY Times contributor) Richard Taruskin. Taruskin was on campus as part of a weekend-long conference which commemorated the centenary of Stravinsky’s (in)famous ballet The Rite of Spring, but his lecture this morning commemorated a slightly different […]