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The Problem with N. T. Wright’s Abortion Remarks
Anglican theologian and former bishop of Durham N. T. Wright has landed himself in hot water following remarks that abortion is acceptable in “some circumstances,” such as rape, incest,...

Goethe’s Bargain
Goethe:His Faustian Lifeby a. n. wilsonbloomsbury, 416 pages, $35 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is among the most confusing and compelling of all European figures, but one thing everyone can...
Damaged Goods
Mortal Goods: Reimagining Christian Political Duty by ephraim radner baker, 280 pages, $36.99 What is the purpose of the Christian life? Or of any life? Ephraim Radner proposes an...
Deadly Virtues
We live in a divided age. My country of Britain increasingly exhibits the same sort of partisanship that wracks America. It can be hard to witness the bitter divisions...