Memoirs of Jesus Christ

Published March, 1987 • Featured November 1, 2023

Dorothy Sayers imagines a literary review of John’s gospel in this essay that challenges the “taint of unreality” that can overshadow our reading of the Bible.

On "True" Art and the Spiritual Leadership of Artists

Published May, 1941 • Featured January 24, 2022

Excerpts from the letters of Dorothy Sayers speak of artists as “priests” and art as a tangible representation of our invisible God.

The Secular Vocation is Sacred

Published April, 1942 • Featured June 11, 2019

In this classic essay, Dorothy Sayers restores the sacred dignity of secular work. Calling out the Church for its blindness on this issue, she asks, “How can anyone remain interested in a religion which seems to have no concern with nine-tenths of his life?”

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The Dogma is the Drama

Featured November 28, 2017

Dorothy Sayers ponders why so many Christians have attempted to “efficiently pare the claws of the Lion of Judah, certifying him ‘meek and mild,’ and recommending him as a fitting household pet for pale curates and pious old ladies.” She finds an antidote to this in the very tenants of Christianity.

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Some Thoughts on Creative Reading

Published January, 1941 • Featured October 4, 2017

“Please realise that words are not just ‘talky-talk’ — they are real and vital,” writes Dorothy Sayers. With inimitable wit, Sayers encourages readers to discuss the books they digest and to never underestimate the importance of words.