This is great ...

... Jessa Crispin's Interview with Christian Wiman. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

So much about religion in this country is appalling and, if you think of yourself as both a Christian and an intellectual, embarrassing.

Guess it helps to be taught by Jesuits. I've never been embarrassed intellectually because of my faith. And my years writing for The Inquirer's religion page taught me that a lot of negative stuff you hear about certain denominations is greatly exaggerated. That aside, this is a great interview.