
Reflections
The Imperative of Fallowing
The word fallow comes from the land. In ancient agricultural practice, a field left fallow was not abandoned. It was a resting field, deliberately set aside from production so that the soil could recover what…

The word fallow comes from the land. In ancient agricultural practice, a field left fallow was not abandoned. It was a resting field, deliberately set aside from production so that the soil could recover what…

Originally published on aiandfaith.org on Apr 23, 2026

Over the past fifty years, the faith and work movement has undergone a quiet but important transformation.

Reading Christian Wiman’s recent essay in Harper’s, “The Tune of Things,” was one of those experiences that can be aptly described as…















