The bestselling author of Why Catholics Can't Sing returns with a brilliant and witty portrait of American Catholic culture that is sure to offend--and delight-

This book is about the culture of American Christianity and what it does to our understanding of God, self, and community as reflected in the way Christians wor

The Shocking Secrets of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Artwork The recent cleaning of the Sistine Chapel frescoes removed layer after layer of centuries of accum

"In a series of elegant, often provocative essays covering the entire are of Michelangelo's visual signing, Barkan's analytic perspective elicits new connection

"As he entered his seventies, the great Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo despaired that his productive years were past. Anguished by the death of friends