American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Unremarkably Lutheran
When given the option,” Garrison Keillor tells us, “Lutherans will always downsize.” So far as I can…
Papacy and Power
Pope John Paul II’s considerable effect on our times is conceded by admirers and critics alike. The…
Minding the Evangelical Mind
Those of us who call ourselves “evangelical scholars” are accustomed to suspicion from the church and incredulity…
Defining the Humanities Up
Reading a new edition of Allen Tate’s collected essays (Essays of Four Decades, ISI Books, 640 pp.,…
In the Name of Humanity: Reflections on the Twentieth Century
In the Name of Humanity: Reflections on the Twentieth Century by alain finkielkraut, translated by judith friedlander…
Joe Lieberman as Rorschach Test
As this issue goes to press, the result of the November election is unknown. But whatever the…
What Jacques Barzun Believes, Maybe
The Public Square I share fully the pleasure that our reviewer, John J. Reilly, takes in Jacques…
The Human Genome in Human Context
On June 26, two teams of scientists announced jointly that they had virtually completed the task of…
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Johann Sebastian Bach:The Learned Musicianby christoph wolffnorton, 599 pages, $14.54 Great books do not require long reviews.…
From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life (1500 to the Present)
From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life by jacques barzun harper perennial, 912 pages,…
To Say Jesus Is Lord
The Public Square Yes, much of the misunderstanding was willful. But the fact is that the media…
Grim Tales
For the past two years, I have been the head “Library Mommy” at my daughter’s private nursery…
A Premature Postmodern
Few would dispute, although some regret, the fact that the single most influential voice in twentieth“century Protestant…
Whistling Dixie
Judging from the public face it presented at its convention in Philadelphia in early August, the Republican…
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Religion and the Rise of Historicism:W. M. L. de Wette, Jacob Burckhardt, and the Theological Origins of…
