Family
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Self-Sacrificial Love in the Bioethics-Sphere
Kiss today goodbye And point me toward tomorrow. We did what we had to do. Won’t forget, can’t regret What…
The War on Poverty
We know that love is not a feeling. Many will tell you love is an act of…
Why the Humanities Must Remain Human (Or Die)
Recently, MoMA’s first poet laureate, Kenneth Goldsmith, received national attention for teaching a course at the University…
The Appomattox Compromise
On a “what if” radio program sixty years ago, I heard the newly inaugurated President Lincoln persuade…
Fewer Boys Is Better . . . for Boys
The numbers are clear. In 2015, females made up 56 percent of the undergraduate population in the…
The Battle Over the Museum of the Bible
One thing you’ve got to say about the brand-new Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C: It’s…
Steinem vs. Friedan
The Fight is over, for now. I hope it will continue, however, in a bigger stadium. Which…
The Academic Advantages of the Bible
For years, Christians have asserted that the removal of the study of the Bible from public school…
The Godless Nursery School
Hell hath no fury like secular parents in one of America’s most expensive zip codes when they…
Against Princeton
The urgent message hit my inbox yesterday. It was from Kim Benston, the president of my alma…
A Theology of Adoption
Not by Nature but by Graceby gilbert meilaenderuniversity of notre dame, 136 pages, $25 The theme of…
Our Ancient Debt to Alcuin
If your intentions are carried out, it may be that a new Athens will arise in France…
Catholic America
Continental Ambitions: Roman Catholics in North America by Kevin Starr Ignatius, 675 pages, $34.95 In The Good…
The Necessity of Judgment
Montaigne: A Lifeby philippe desantranslated by steven rendall and lisa nealprinceton, 832 pages, $39.95 When faced with…
Letters
Sacraments, Not Sweets James Zacchaeus’s story (“Thanks for Everything, Pope Francis,” June/July) is a testimony to what…
