Theology
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The Several-Storied Thomas Merton
It is a timeworn literary conceit, but some writers seem to be several people. There always exists…
Consecrating the President
This month a hundred million Americans will watch a United States Supreme Court Justice once again ask…
That They May All Be One: The Imperatives and Prospects of Christian Unity
Relations between Catholics and Evangelical Christians have traditionally been rather cool at their very best. While Catholics…
Jeremiah in South Dakota
The Cloister Walk by kathleen norris riverhead books, 304 pages, $23.95 I had read Norris’ previous book,…
Mercy Killing at Golgotha
L. Annaeus Seneca, Greetings from your uncle in Palestine. Whoever thought it best to extend the empire…
Abortion, Set to Music
Sacred Music of the 20th Century LAL-2001, Life Art, Ltd. 129 Frandview Terrace, Box 300, Lakeside, MT…
Last Testament
On May 24, 1996, a group of Islamic terrorists announced that they had “slit the throats” of…
Bonhoeffer and the Sovereign State
The decision to attempt the assassination of Hitler, to “cut off the head of the snake,” was…
The Achievement of Alasdair MacIntyre
Moral philosophers are caught in a peculiar paradox these days. On the one hand, their field is…
Teaching Christian Humanism
Once we’ve denounced the balderdash that all too often passes for teaching in contemporary American colleges, there…
Farmers, Founders, and Fratricide: The Story of Cain and Abel
Once one gets right down to it, the difference between liberals and conservatives traces home to a…
When Rights Are Wrong
It is common in some circles to say that our legal system worries too much about rights…
Are the Gospels Mythical?
From the earliest days of Christianity, the Gospels’ resemblance to certain myths has been used as an…
The Domesticated Nietzsche
Nietzsche: The Ethics of an Immoralist by peter berkowitz harvard university press, 313 pages, $35 A consensus…
Lost in the Movies
Last year I saw two truly vile movies, Pulp Fiction and Kids. The first turned my stomach.…
