November 2003
November Letters
Harsh Realities or Handy Myths? In “The Women of Roe v. Wade ” (June/July) Mary Ann Glendon’s…
Tolkien and the Gift of Mortality
When I started reading The Lord of the Rings as an undergraduate, I was half-embarrassed to be…
The Bigot’s Opera
The Commander enters the living room carrying a big black Bible. He reads Genesis 30:1-3 to his…
Scandal, Prayer, and Penance
When my family in Massachusetts first told me the news of priests in Boston being accused of…
Briefly Noted 57
Sidewalks in the Kingdom: New Urbanism and the Christian Faith. By Eric O. Jacobsen. Brazos. 192 pp.…
The Making of a Killer
Harvard and the Unabomber: The Education of an American Terrorist. by Alston Chase W.W. Norton. 432 pp.…
Too Much Democracy?
The Future of Freedom:Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroadby fareed zakariaw.w. norton, 286 pp, $26.95 Since ancient…
The Risen Christ
The Resurrection of the Son of God by n. t. wright. fortress. 740 pp. $39 The past…
To Christ on the Cross
I am not moved to love you, Lord, to gain the heaven you have promised in return.…
Herod’s Confusion
As her dance dissolves and smiling Salome Sashays across the floor in smoky veils To join her…