“When a writer does decide to adhere to fact, they have at their disposal two main subjects—the self and everything outside the self. But even when nonfiction writers plan to turn their gaze outward, what they discover can have a tricky way of bringing them back to themselves.

“Many people today look only at the ground and focus exclusively on themselves. This image calls us to lift our gaze upward, toward God and Heaven.

““Where Now for Visible Justice?” is a perennial question in the ecumenical movement.