Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Unbalancing Act
The Future of Islam by John L. Esposito Oxford, 220 pages, $24.95 n In the forward to…
Prayer
Lord, late though I am, slide the lathe And shape, shave me. Shear me wraith- Slim, slave-thin;…
Review of The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Sixties
The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Sixties by Jonathan Leaf Regnery, 247 pages, $19.95 n “What a…
Review of Life in Space
Life in Space: Astrobiology for Everyone by Lucas John Mix Harvard, 344 pages, $29.95 n Mix is…
Galilee Guesthouse
Coffee and leather armchairs, candlelit,nCard-playing in corners, glassware, jumping flamesnIn open fire places. Drinks to hand we…
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…
Review of Who Killed the Constitution?
Who Killed the Constitution? by Thomas E. Woods Jr. and Kevin R.C. Gutzman Crown Forum, 272 pages,…
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:…
