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The Neuhaus I Knew
Richard John Neuhaus: A Life in the Public Square by randy boyagoda image, 459 pages, $30 T he Richard Neuhaus I knew first appears on page 179 of Randy...
The End of Art
Nearly everyone cares—or says he cares—about art. After all, art ennobles the spirit, elevates the mind, and educates the emotions. Or does it? In fact, tremendous irony attends our...
Barometer Falling
Some books are like barometers: interesting chiefly for what they tell us about the prevailing climate. Lawrence Rainey’s Institutions of Modernism is a case in point. Readers who care...
Tracing the Tokens of God’s Presence
The Quest for God: A Personal Pilgrimage By Paul Johnson HarperCollins, 216 pages, $24 suspect that most readers will be at least distantly familiar with the British historian and...
The Intellectuals and the Masses
Anyone seeking a vivid illustration of the proposition that an expensive education is no barrier to stupidity will wish to consult John Carey’s new book, The Intellectuals and the...
Taking Dialogue Seriously
The Diversity of Religions: A Christian Perspective by j. a. dinoia, o.p. catholic university press, 200 pages, $29.95 We live at an odd moment. One mark of that oddness...
