Jonathan Malesic is the author of The End of Burnout (University of California Press, 2022). He teaches writing at Southern Methodist University.
Feature Julian Montague’s ‘Cosmic Jokes’ The work of graphic artist Julian Montague trains our eyes on the gaps and edges in society—the places where public life gives out. By Jonathan Malesic Malesic November 20, 2023 Arts Culture
Article Sorry for Your Loss Paul J. Griffiths’s latest book focuses on regret and repentance. By Jonathan Malesic Malesic February 27, 2021 Theology Books
Article Experiments in Self-Reliance Thoreau’s life is a lesson not in self-reliance, but in discerning whom and what to rely on, whether you’re one person or a state of 29 million. By Jonathan Malesic Malesic February 24, 2021 Domestic Affairs Philosophy
Article Drinking Alone Moving to a Rust Belt town taught me that real solidarity is harder than it looks. By Jonathan Malesic Malesic December 31, 2020 Social Justice Secularism and Modernity Domestic Affairs
Feature Taming the Demon Our modern obsession with workplace efficiency has a simple answer: the prayerful, peaceful pace of Benedictine monastic labor By Jonathan Malesic Malesic February 2, 2019 Economy Religious Life Spirituality Priesthood
Article A Burnt-Out Case The spiritual costs of the way we work By Jonathan Malesic Malesic December 14, 2017 Spirituality Theology
