Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
A Primer on the Devil
As modern religionists, we face a curious predicament when we think of the Devil. On the one…
The Inescapability of Metaphysics
The purpose of the study of philosophy is not to learn what others have thought, but to…
Apology to Starlings
Starlings may mean more than we supposed,Their ugliness but a guiseHiding beauties too deep to probe.Look how…
Maritain and the Jews
Shall we look for the deepest impulse toward that monstrosity—Christians who are anti-Semites? They are seeking an…
The Haunted Mr. Hawthorne
Salem Is My Dwelling Place: A Life of Nathaniel Hawthorne by edward haviland miller university of iowa…
The New Liberal Racism
Two Nations: Black and White, Separate, Hostile, and Unequal by andrew hacker scribner’s, 272 pages, $24.95 The…
Why Animals Came in from the Cold
The Covenant of the Wild: Why Animals Choose Domestication by steven budiansky morrow, 190 pages, $18 Having…
The Moral Fragility of Constitutionalism
America’s Constitutional Soul by harvey c. mansfield, jr. johns hopkins university press, 236 pages, $32 In this…
Why Universities Went Secular
The Secularization of the Academy edited by george m. marsden and bradley j. longfield oxford university press,…
Divorce, Communitarian Style
On Divorce by louis de bonald translated and with an introduction by nicholas davidson transaction press, 198…
Briefly Noted 205
Theology and Dialogue edited by bruce d. marshall university of notre dame press, 302 pages, $14.95 paper…
Scripture for the Gender-Correct
The Women’s Bible Commentary edited by carol a. newsom and sharon h. ringe westminster/john knox press, 396…
Briefly Noted 200
The Founders of the Western World:A History of Greece and Romeby michael grantscribner’s, 351 pages, $27.50 Michael…
Editorial: The Electoral Uses and Abuses of Religion
Like millions of other Americans we cringed more than once at the God-talk of Pat Robertson, Pat…
The Goddess That Failed
“All hail to the Goddess,” chanted the berobed and garlanded women, as they stood in a circle,…
