Protestantism
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Gadamer & the Light of the Word
Hans-Georg Gadamer: A Biographyby jean grondintranslated by woel weinsheimeryale university press, 512 pages, $35 It is reasonable…
The Episcopalian Preference
On August 5, 2003, the House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church USA (ECUSA), following initial action…
Haeresis as Doctrinal Choice
Thomas Oden is one of the prime movers in the “confessional movement” to reclaim catholic substance for…
Catholics, Protestants, and the Meanings of Freedom
There are many books on the history of anti-Catholicism in America, but the achievement of John T.…
A Merciful End: The Euthanasia Movement in Modern America
Judging from its unfortunate title, A Merciful End: The Euthanasia Movement in Modern America would appear to…
The First Grace: Rediscovering the Natural Law in a Post-Christian World
The informing vision of this important and subtly argued book is that man is not left to…
Reluctant Saint
No saint has been the subject of more hagiography than Francis of Assisi, and no founder has…
The New Man at Canterbury
Dr. Rowan Williams is the new Archbishop of Canterbury, succeeding Dr. George Carey, and there is considerable…
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Toward an Alternative Theology: Confessions of a Non“Dualist Christian . By Sara Grant. University of Notre Dame…
Tocqueville Between Two Worlds: The Making of a Theoretical and Political Life
Alexis de Tocqueville is an ines capable presence in the contemporary debate about the nature of the…
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David’s Secret Demons: Messiah, Murderer, Traitor, King By Baruch Halpern Eerdmans. 492 pp. $30 This book is,…
Basel in the Age of Burckhardt: A Study in Unseasonable Ideas
Reviewed by Edward T. Oakes By an odd coincidence (or is it really coincidence?), the two most…
While God Is Marching On: The Religious World of Civil War Soldiers
Reviewed by George McKenna In the preface to While God Is Marching On , Steven E. Woodworth,…
The Response of Orthodox Jewry in the United States to the Holocaust: The Activities of the Vaad Ha-Hatzala Rescue Committee, 1939–1945
The Response of Orthodox Jewry in the United States to the Holocaust: The Activities of the Vaad…
A Darwinian Left: Politics, Evolution, and Cooperation
A Darwinian Left: Politics, Evolution, and Cooperation by peter singer yale university press, 70 pages, $22 Back…
