Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Bible, Rated R
W.W. Norton, the publisher of R. Crumb’s best-selling The Book of Genesis Illustrated , was certainly aware…
Et in Arcadia Ego
The evergreens haunt the vineyard’s margin, encircling the bare Truck-and-backhoe mangled hill from whose dry crest I…
Review of Universe of Stone
Universe of Stone: A Biography of Chartres Cathedral by Philip Ball Harper, 322 pages, $27.95 n An…
Assaulting Arendt
(footnoted version)
The honorable tradition of criticism carries with it a displeasing aspect. This is especially the case in…
Tsunami and Theodicy: Haiti
(Tens of thousands of Haitians have already died in the wake of the devastating earthquake on Tuesday,…
Armenian Golgotha
Armenian Golgotha: A Memoir of the Armenian Genocide, 1915“1918 by Grigoris Balakian translated by Peter Balakian and…
Noah’s Raven
“Noah . . . sent forth a raven; and it went to and fro until the waters…
American Exceptionalism and American Religion
It is a curious formula, that phrase “American exceptionalism.” As commonly used, the phrase suggets that the…
The Killer Instinct
A friend of mine, in her college days, had a bumper sticker that offered this peaceful counsel:…
Matter Over Mind
Neuroscience, Psychology, and Religion: Illusions, Delusions, and Realities About Human Nature By Malcolm Jeeves and Warren S.…
Cicero Superstar
More rare than athletes who have played both baseball and football in the major leagues are individuals…
Politics For The Greatest Good
Politics For The Greatest Good: The Case for Prudence in the Public Square by Clarke D. Forsythe…
Mister Wilson
One time a zillion years ago I played on a basketball team On which eight players had…
Letters
The War Between the Sexless Mary Eberstadt (“What Does Woman Want?” October 2009) and the authors (Caitlyn…
Advent and the Pregnancy Narratives—a Season of Joyful Expectation
I fear I may have missed some of the beauty of Advent. I missed the lessons from…
