January 2004
A More Public Yeshiva
The investiture of a university president—that is, the ceremony in which the authority and symbols of that…
Luther, the Movie
At least among sociologists of religion, if not journalists, it has become something of a cliché that…
Confessions of a Christian Historian
“History is God’s theatre, . . . God’s jousting place.” …
Immigration and the Common Culture
Mexifornia: A Study of Becomingby Victor Davis HansonEncounter, 150pp. $21.95 In his latest work, Mexifornia: A State of…
Baptizing Middle-Earth
J R. R. Tolkien once wrote ruefully, “Being a cult figure in one’s own lifetime I am…
Briefly Noted 16
The Wisdom of the World: The Human Experience of the Universe in Western Thought. By Rémi Brague.…
Sheer Extravagant Violence
Taras Bulbaby Nikolai Gogol, translated by Peter ConstantineModern Library. 11 pp. $17.95. Where Taras Bulba should be…
A Noble Failure
Skepticism and Freedom: A Modern Case For Classical Liberalismby Richard A. Epstein.University of Chicago Press. 311 pp.…
From Myth to History and Back
Galileo in Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Troublesome Geniusby William R. Shea and Marliano Artigas.Oxford University…