April 2005
April Letters
Laughing Matters I am gratified that much of my assessment of Kierkegaard’s humor is confirmed by a…
Who Wants War? An Exchange
Paul J. Griffiths The intense debate in the United States since September 11 about the meaning, history,…
The Language of Belief
Faith of Our Fathers: Reflections on Catholic Tradition by Eamon Duffy Continuum. 187 pp. $16.95 Faith of…
Jesus Christ Superfluous
When Jesus Came to Harvard: Making Moral Choices Today by Harvey Cox Houghton Mifflin. 338 pp. $26…
Briefly Noted 9
John Buridan: Portrait of a Fourteenth-Century Arts Master. By Jack Zupko. University of Notre Dame Press. 550…
Text Before Subtext
Scalia Dissents: Writings of the Supreme Court’s Wittiests, Most Outspoken Justice edited by Kevin A. Ring Regnery.…
Covenant and Civility
For the Sake of Heaven and Earth: The New Encounter Between Judaism and Christianity by Irving Greenberg…
Easter Morning
Quick as dawn, the dogwoods have raised improbable awnings, christened with rain. Thrusts of witch-hazel, stands of…
To My Grandfather
You sailed four times before you could give up your native town for good and the stone…