American Politics
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The Catholic I Am
In recent years those of us who are Lutherans have witnessed a steady stream of Lutheran theologians—many…
Waiting for St. Vladimir
Alasdair MacIntyre, who is probably the greatest living philosopher, concludes his 1981 masterwork After Virtue by saying,…
Culture and the Light of Faith
Since the Enlightenment it has been fashionable to denounce Christians for prostituting the legacy of classical culture.…
Magnificat
Already gravid, she ascended, nearly bereft of any solace, faith, or hope. The pregnant matron, proudly and…
Race Matters
Americans like to think of their history as a success story. And so, by most measures, and…
A Philosopher in the Twilight
In his preface to the Philosophy of Right, Hegel famously remarks that the owl of Minerva takes…
Letters—February 2011
Bearing Witness through marriage Liberal evangelical Ron Sider makes a strong case in favor of the ancient…
Father Tom Leads the Faithful in Prayer
We pray first for our Pope. Lend him the strength to cope with those who have no…
Pilgrimage
Six days a week, this solo pilgrimage across the wildnerness of weedy sloughs and uphill root-snares and…
Two Davids
Michelangelo’s David is too smooth and fair and too Italian”too much like a boy who’d stand with…
A Review of Redeeming Economics
Redeeming Economics: Rediscovering the Missing Element by John D. Mueller ISI Books, 400 pages, $27.95 n Harry…
A Review of Early Modern Jewry
Early Modern Jewry: A New Cultural History by David B. Ruderman Princeton, 336 pages, $35 n “Early,…
The Man Who Would Be King
1 Samuel: Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible by Francesca Aran Murphy Brazos, 336 pages, $34.99 n…
Gargoyle
Consider the fierce stone features of its face a vaccination of demonic strain, a backfire lit on…
Tough
The Spartan boy who steals a fox endures with fortitude the roiling mound scratching at his proud…
