American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
What Crisis in the Black Church?
The Black Church in the African American Experience by c. eric lincoln and lawrence h. mamiya duke…
Across the Gulf of Faith
Jewish Perspectives on Christianity edited by franz a. rothschild crossroad, 363 pages, $29.50 The interfaith dialogue between…
Boys and Girls: The Long Way Back to the Obvious
Surveys provide additional evidence that Americans are returning to “traditional values.” Traditional values is usually a synonym…
Editorial: Christian Mission and the Third Millennium
Christianity is an inherently missionary faith. According to the Gospel of Matthew, the last word of the…
The “Mabelized” Church
Exploring the influence of televangelism on American religion in his book The Struggle for America’s Soul, Princeton…
Art and the Spirit
The expression of art—the exploration of figurative and abstract thought in tangible external forms—is unique to human…
The Case for Educational Retrenchment
It is virtually axiomatic in higher education circles that the more money spent on the educational enterprise…
Religion in the Unheavenly City
Half a mile, not more, separates 50th Street and Park Avenue in central Manhattan from the northwest…
Zebra
Up and down the oneway streets of houses huddled deep and close together, sycamores, live oaks brace up to the…
Israel Among the Nationalisms
With the apparent demise of Communism, if not of socialism, the other political pathology of modernity, nationalism,…
Careless Flying
I I have been considering the ravens, who live without worrying and have no bins or barns…
Undertakings and Promises
For Christians, as for everyone else, the topic of sexual ethics is today one of widespread confusion,…
Victory Near the Plaza
“Sherman Led by Victory” Is a St. Gaudens statue, A cast-bronze allegory. With Victory as a woman Pulling his horse’s bridle Out…
History in the Past Perfect
Is not the past large enough to let you find some place where you may disport yourself…
When Lilacs Shake
Now, in April, when lilacs shake in gusts of rain, the crown-like buds Waving thick and green on sceptre…
