Institute On Religion And Public Life

EXPANSION OF THE JUNIOR FELLOWS PROGRAM AND ESTABLISHMENT OF WRITER IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM AT FIRST THINGS [OVER THE YEARS, THE JOURNAL&NBSP;<EM>FIRST THINGS</EM> AND THE INSTITUTE ON RELIGION AND PUBLIC LIFE (IRPL) HAVE SERVED AS A FORMATIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR EARLY-CAREER THINKERS WHO SEEK TO ENGAGE QUESTIONS OF FAITH, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY THROUGH SERIOUS HUMANISTIC INQUIRY. RECOGNIZING THE NEED TO INVEST IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF HUMANITIES SCHOLARS, WRITERS, AND PUBLIC INTELLECTUALS, IRPL ESTABLISHED THE FIRST THINGS JUNIOR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM MORE THAN 25 YEARS AGO. THIS RESIDENTIAL FELLOWSHIP IN NEW YORK CITY PROVIDES OUTSTANDING GRADUATES WITH A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO COMBINE RIGOROUS ACADEMIC FORMATION WITH PRACTICAL EDITORIAL AND PUBLISHING EXPERIENCE. YET THE DEMAND FOR THIS KIND OF FORMATIVE EXPERIENCE EXCEEDS CURRENT CAPACITY. TO MEET THIS NEED, IRPL WILL STRENGTHEN THE JUNIOR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AND INSTITUTIONALIZE THE COMPLEMENTARY WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE POSITION, TWO MUTUALLY REINFORCING EFFORTS DESIGNED TO CULTIVATE NEW VOICES IN THE HUMANITIES AND SUSTAIN PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WITH RELIGIOUS AND PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHT.]

YOUNG WRITERS AND EDITORS AFTER COVID-19

PORTICO [PORTICO IS A NEW LITERARY SUPPLEMENT TO BE PUBLISHED QUARTERLY. THE AIM IS DEVELOP A DEEPER APPRECIATION OF THE CULTURAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE WEST. THE QUARTERLY WILL PUBLISH SIX TO EIGHT ESSAYS ON TOPICS ACROSS THE LIBERAL ARTS AND WILL INCLUDE REVIEWS, A SHORT STORY, AND ORIGINAL POETRY.]