American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Conversion of England
Father John Christopher Aidan Nichols, O.P., is a figure to be reckoned with. Aidan Nichols, as he…
Conceiving Parenthood
It has become fashionable in some theological and political quarters to eschew the term libera l in…
Protecting the Church’s Freedom in Colorado
On January 30, a coalition of social service providers gathered on the steps of the Colorado State…
Hannah Montana
Even if you go around with one or several fingers stuffed into each ear, you will not…
Slavery, Christianity, and Islam
It has become a feature of today’s atheist chic to shy bricks at Christianity for its record…
Rethinking the Past
A New History of Western Philosophy by Anthony Kenny Oxford University Press, 4 volumes in one, 1,456…
Briefly Noted 213
The Last Freedom: Religion from the Public School to the Public Square by Joseph Viteritti Princeton University…
Paved with the Skulls of Bishops
That’s a grim metaphor, maybe too grim. It’s from an endorsement of Philip F. Lawler’s book, to…
The Legend of Saint Piran
They tied Saint Piran to a great millstone And flung that good man in the Irish Sea.…
Grade Incomplete
A couple of weeks ago I dreamed I lost my place. It started simply enough. I dreamed…
My Church, My Strip Mall
Read Richard Mouw’s “Spiritual Consumerism’s Upside,” recently made available online at Christianity Today ‘s website. In it…
Atheism and Violence
Books advocating atheism have recently been enjoying a modest boomlet. Sales are solid, book readings are sold…
The N.Y. Times vs. the Well-Endowed College
In the past few months, there have been a string of articles¯particularly in the New York Times…
Waking Up to Springtime
It’s a good day to be thinking about the Christian mission, this Day of the Conversion of…
From the Provinces
Poor Omaha. I’ve been noticing my adopted hometown cropping up more and more frequently as shorthand. Fargo…
