Catholicism
A selection of recent articles on this topic
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In Defense of Tradition: Collected Shorter Writings of Richard M. Weaver, 1929–1963 edited and with an introduction…
Augustine of Hippo: A Biography
Augustine of Hippo: A Biography by peter brown university of california press, 576 pages, $32.99 My worn…
The Ways of the Will
The Ways of the Will: Selected Essays, Expanded Edition by leslie h. farber basic books, 352 pages,…
Present Dangers: Crisis and Opportunity in American Foreign and Defense Policy
Present Dangers: Crisis and Opportunity in American Foreign and Defense Policy edited by robert kagan and william…
The Future of the Papacy: A Symposium
In the February issue First Things published the Erasmus Lecture of 2000, “Papacy and Power,” by George…
The Jewish State: The Struggle for Israel’s Soul
The Jewish State: The Struggle for Israel’s Soul by yoram hazony basic books, 464 pages, $15.52 “Why…
Papacy and Power
Pope John Paul II’s considerable effect on our times is conceded by admirers and critics alike. The…
The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering
The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering by norman g. finkelstein verso, 304 pages,…
The Sexual Century
The Sexual Century by ethel person yale university press, 387 pages, $25.71 In The Sexual Century ,…
Technicians of Learning
Modern institutions talk about themselves. When a corporation refashions itself—undergoes a complete makeover not merely to look…
Edward Shils in Heaven
Edward Shils in Heaven Dear Edward, sleepless, lonely, I think of you tonight In Heaven, out for…
Blaming Bob Jones
Among the nastier and more patently manipulative aspects of the presidential primary season was the accusation by…
What Price Reform?
The Reform of the Papacy: Costly Call to Christian Unity by john r. quinn crossroad/herder & herder,…
The Justice in Just War
Morality and Contemporary Warfare by james turner johnson yale university press, 256 pages, $19 The average person…
Between Father and Daughter
Galileo’s Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love by dava sobel walker and company, 432…
