As an academic, he published 90 scholarly articles and books between 1956 and 2001,[3] not limited to his specialty of French Enlightenment literature; as a journalist, his newspaper publications spanned over five decades and included book reviews, editorials, opinion pieces, interviews, and reports for journals across Canada and the United States.
[5] At Carleton, he studied religion under Rabbi Simon L. Eckstein,[6] of Congregation Beth Shalom (Orthodox), Ottawa.
He afterwards lectured on French literature during the winter months at the Ft. Lauderdale, Florida campus of Nova Southeastern University.
Ages’ entry into the journalism field began in 1964 when, having earned his doctorate, he wrote for the New York Jewish Spectator, Reconstructionist, and Hadassah Magazine.
Attracting well-known Canadian writers such as Irving Layton and William Kurelek, the Chronicle Review became known for providing “high-quality reading for the Jewish public.”[15] But the monthly soon ran a deficit, and closed in November 1976.