American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Dr. Death Speaks
The Public Square Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the retired pathologist who, as of this writing, has helped put…
Salt
Too often Truth is out of favor Softened To a fault Yet, I hold fast To Christ—the…
Letters—March 1993
Uses and Abuses of the Christian Right Your editorial “The Electoral Uses and Abuses of Religion” (December…
Earthworm
Seven meters an hour, top speed, pulling closer the edge of asphalt you cannot / see. Mizzling…
The Newtape File: I
As compiled by Jean Bethke Elshtain, she having discovered a mysterious virus in her computer one day…
Where You Lead I Will Follow?
Several observers have pointed out the increasing gap in social and political attitudes and theological commitments between…
The Brown-Headed Cowbird
There has always been a segment of the American population that wants to dump the “Star Spangled…
Homosexuality in Uniform: Is It Time?
The author released the original version of this position paper concerning U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) policy…
The Bible: Unexamined Commitments of Criticism
Ten years ago I had an experience that made me vividly aware of the two worlds with…
Generic Male, Endangered Gender?
“Just like a man!” The unspoken judgment trembled palpably on the airwaves as four powerful women—a television…
Social Ethics in a Post-Socialist World
The title of these observations contains two assumptions—that now is indeed a post-socialist era and that there…
The Providence of Books
. . . and it happens, too, / when words upon the printed page / fall into…
Taking Dialogue Seriously
The Diversity of Religions: A Christian Perspective by j. a. dinoia, o.p. catholic university press, 200 pages,…
A Contested Legacy
John Courtney Murray and the American Civil Conversation edited by robert p. hunt and kenneth l. grasso…
Taking Fundamentalism Seriously
Fundamentalisms Observed edited by martin e. marty and r. scott appleby university of chicago press, 872 pages,…
