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Opinion

Who Is a Jew?

Various

In his article “ Jews, Christians, and Civil Society ” (February), David Novak categorically states that the…

Better Off Dead?

Jay Webber

In my favorite movie, George Bailey falls under the terrible illusion that everyone around him would be…

“Instinctive Repugnance”

David Novak

The Jewish“Christian dialogue of recent decades is a new thing that stands in sharp contrast to the…

Keeping the Faith

Joseph Loconte

In a way no one anticipated, George W. Bush has shifted the national debate about the role…

Standing at Attention

Alicia Mosier

It seems we haven’t heard the voices of soldiers for a very long time. Not these voices,…

Reviews

Leonardo’s Incessant Last Supper

Gregory Wolfe

Within three years of its completion, Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper began to flake and fade.…

Briefly Noted 43

Various

Toward an Alternative Theology: Confessions of a Non“Dualist Christian . By Sara Grant. University of Notre Dame…

On Two Wings: Humble Faith and Common Sense at the American Founding

Wilfred M. McClay

No one should be surprised by the recent decision of the New Jersey Department of Education to…

Problems or Puzzles?

Edward T. Oakes

The German word for “courage,” Mut , is verbal cousin to the English word “mood.” But unlike…

Heaven Below: Early Pentecostalism and American Culture

Cheryl Bridges Johns

Pentecostals are often skeptical regarding books written about them. And there is good reason for such skepticism.…

Poetry

Poetry

Various

You who seek serenity in the wide tempestuous sea of the world, cease and abandon all hope…