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First Links — 7.15.13

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The Mystery of the Voynich Manuscript Reed Johnson, New Yorker Faith and the Visual Imagination Rowan Williams and Neil MacGregor, Telegraph A Well-Tempered Universe Br. Humbert Kilanowski, O.P., Dominicana The Great Second-Half 2013 Book Preview Editors, The Millions When the Rock Splits to Pieces . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 7.11.13

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Boredom and Kairos Justin Hawkins, Fare Forward The Legacy of Fr. Hesburgh Anne Hendershott, Catholic World Report The End of Our Exploring J. F. Arnold, Evangelical Outpost Pro-Life Politicians Need Help Pete Spiliakos, National Review How Will Future Historians Treat Same-Sex Marriage? Patrick J. . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 7.10.13

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“Pope Francis Is Kind of Awesome” Stephen Marche, Esquire Wesley’s “Horrible Decree” George P. Wood, Daily Word Our Forgotten Historia Archbishop José H. Gómez, New York Post Seeing Straight Peter Thonemann, Times Literary Supplement Is This Town Right About . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 7.9.13

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The Millennial Pope Kevin Sullivan, Washington Post Misreading Eichmann in Jerusalem Roger Berkowitz, Opinionator Anglo Attitudes Carlin Romano,  Bookforum Zombies, Sin, and Salvation Fr. Robert Barron, Strange Notions A Homily for After the Fourth of July Fr. Robert John Araujo, S.J., Mirror . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 7.8.13

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Beliefs Aren’t Set in Stone, Except When They Are Derek Rishmawy, Mere Orthodoxy Most of Our Debates Are About Growth Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, Forbes Did the Military Really Save Egypt? Khaled Abou El Fadl, ABC Religion & Ethics Stirred by Shakers C. R. Wiley, Touchstone The Greatest . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 7.3.13

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Straw Man Scientism? Qu Quine, Strange Notions No Self Mockery, Please, We’re American Terry Eagleton,  Chronicle of Higher Education Myths of Marriage, Wedlock, and Divorce Fr. Juan Puigbo and Hilary Towers,  National Catholic Register Pickett’s Charge: Nothing But Glory . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 7.2.13

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Willa Cather: A Hidden Voice Hermione Lee, New York Review of Books The Esau Syndrome Howard Kainz, Catholic Thing Is Absolute Secularity Conceivable? Simon During,  Immanent Frame Medieval Pet Names Medievalists Scalia’s Literary Dissent Micah Mattix,  American Spectator . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 7.1.13

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Naturalizing “Shalom”: Confessions of a Kuyperian Secularist James K. A. Smith, Comment Do Protestants Belong? Darryl Hart, Front Porch Republic The Age Demanded an Image Sarah Ruden, Books & Culture Tolkien’s Arthur Tom Shippey, Times Literary Supplement John Carroll’s . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 6.28.13

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Farewell, George W. Carey Various,  American Conservative MLK for Muslims Imam Khalid Latif,  Journey Through NYC Religions When the Battle Was Lost Msgr. Lorenzo Albacete,  Il Sussidiario What Marriage Is, and Isn’t Robert P. George,  Intercollegiate Review When Do Humans . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 6.27.13

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Who’s Next? Pat Archbold, National Catholic Register How to Hobble Religion Ronan McCrea, Aeon Anglican to Receive Ratzinger Prize Cindy Wooden, Catholic Herald A C. S. Lewis Biography, Wretched with Cliches Sam Leith, Guardian Words Are Spilling from the Internet Mic Wright, Telegraph . . . . Continue Reading »