Griffith Review 86

Leaps of Faith

Carody Culver

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Griffith Institute
01 November 2024

Literary essays; Reportage & collected journalism; Australian Society

Series: Griffith Review

To take a leap of faith is to bet your belief on an unknown future. But belief is central to the human experience

whether it's religious, political, societal, philosophical or spiritual, the act of believing can be a lodestar, a comfort, a ritual, a guiding principle, a reason for living. We place our faith in everything from gods and mortals to medicine and magic, and while the bet doesn't always pay off, it can usually tell us something about our desires, our values and our selves.

What's the role of religion in today's increasingly secular world? Why are we so obsessed with cults? How have the internet and social media attenuated (or, in some cases, enhanced) our ability to believe what we read?

Edited by: Carody Culver
Imprint: Griffith Institute
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
ISBN: 9781923213012
ISBN 10: 1923213016
Series: Griffith Review
Pages: 196
Publication Date: 01 November 2024
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Carody Culver is a writer and editor. Her chapbook, The Morgue I Think the Deader It Gets, was published by Cordite in 2022, and she's been a featured Australian poet on the Best American Poetry blog. A former contributing editor for Peppermint magazine, she is currently the editor of Griffith Review.