June/July 2012
Briefly Noted
Tradition and the Rule of Faith in the Early Church: Essays in Honor of Joseph T. Lienhard,…
Letters
Problematic Premises In response to John Haldane’s argumentum ad consummationem (“Against Erotic Entitlements,” April): Why shouldn’t it…
Note to Our Kindle Readers
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Grand Rounds with Jews and Jesuits
When I awoke at 6:00 a.m. to attend shacharit (the first prayer service of the day), I…
Death the Stranger
Damian Michael Bentley (1834-1897) was the first cousin of one of my great-grandfathers (if I were patient…
Life on the Divide
On a typical afternoon, I drop off my eight-year-old daughter and her best friend at ballet lessons…
Reviving Sacred Sculpture
The statue of a slender young John the Baptist, seated on a rock with a lamb at…
Love’s Greater Freedom
The following is a response to David S. Yeago’s “ Modern but Not Liberal .” The other…
Judaism and the Limits of Liberalism
The following is a response to David S. Yeago’s “ Modern but Not Liberal .” The other…
The Reformation
Wrongly Blamed
The Unintended Reformation: How a Religious Revolution Secularized Societyby brad s. gregorybelknap press, 592 pages, $35.75 In…
Modern but Not Liberal
“Modern but Not Liberal” is one of three addresses given to a symposium on “After Liberalism,” put…
Peace After Genocide
Every country that in recent years has moved toward democracy and peace first suffered large-scale assaults on…
Our One-Eyed Friends
It wasn’t a conclusion he thought he’d come to. When he was a young graduate student, Jonathan…
The Revolt of the Right
Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, From Eisenhower to…
Creative Minorities
Ecclesial Movements and Communities: Origins, Significance, and Issues by Brendan Leahy New City Press, 200 pages, $16.95…
Love’s Translations
Song of Songs: Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible by paul j. griffiths brazos, 240 pages, $32.99…
Not Understanding Nothing
A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather than Nothing by lawrence m. krauss free press,…
Redeeming Places
Where Mortals Dwell: A Christian View of Place for Today by craig g. bartholomew baker, 384 pages,…
Now Sing, My Lovelies
Darlings, sing, and open-throated, send your voices, winged with high-flown praise, and raise, not merely roofs, but…
Juliet on Facebook
I saw his Facebook picture, met for chat, And then the two of us said that was…
Last Night As I Lay Sleeping
Last night as I lay sleeping, I dreamed”oh blessed art!” of fountain water leaping and flowing in…
Mother’s Day Remembered
Far from where your sharp glance and mine could meet, a laundromat on Rue des Pyrenées was…