Pathways
Each month we keep track of the different paths modern life is taking and how writers are keeping up. Here are some routes we found in October on our modern life.
Bruno Latour, genealogist of the modern, dies. N+1
Vatican II is just getting started. America Magazine
Did consumerism begin after the bubonic plague? The London Review of Books
Economic Science Fictions: What if the Luddites had won? MIT Press Reader
Can elite status persist despite egalitarian revolution? Oh yes. The Economist
Medieval religious origins of capitalism? LitHub
Can we solve a contemporary debate by looking at ancient practices? Maybe. Church Life Journal
The source of our modern media dysfunction is the comedian who lampooned our modern media dysfunction. The New Atlantis