Birzer's placement of Kirk in the company of literary men (and women, including Flannery O'Connor) helps explain why his influence waned in the»70s and»80s. (firstthings.com)
It's too easy to display people today as being empty or insignificant or having nothing left to lose, and it's natural for literary men and women to be critical of times without obvious exemplars.... (firstthings.com)
These superior literary men formed a kind of snobbish club. (religion-online.org)