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Waugh Revisited
The Life of Evelyn Waugh By Douglas Lane Patey Blackwell. 448 pp. $44.95 When St. Augustine wrote his Confessions, he was, in a strong sense, “inventing” a life. To...
The Moral Tradition of American Constitutionalism
H. Jefferson Powell wants the reader to take very seriously the title of this thoughtful and thought-provoking book. While he thinks that it might now be in a fatal...
Faith and Politics
The Political Meaning of Christianity: An Interpretation by glenn tinder louisiana state university press, 257pages, $29.95 I seek God! I seek God,” wails the madman. “Whither is God?” “We...
Asking the Wrong Question
Prophetic Visions and Economic Realities: Protestants, Jews, & Catholics Confront the Bishops’ Letter on the Economyedited by charles straineerdmans, 257 pages, $13.95 Based upon its subtitle, one could imagine...
