Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
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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,…
Historians and the Reality of Christ
After a period of relative quiescence, the quest for the historical Jesus has again become a center…
Is Modernity Good for the Jews?
Divided Passions: Jewish Intellectuals and the Experience of Modernity by paul mendes-flohr wayne state university press, 449…
The Disputed Legacy of Reinhold Niebuhr
Besides being the quincentenary of Columbus’ voyage, 1992 has also been the centenary of the birth of…
The Innovationist Edge
Civilization, it has been observed, depends upon obedience to the unenforceable. Similarly, it depends upon the observance…
Tradition and Creativity in Theology
The ideas of “tradition” and “creativity” seem at first glance to be opposed and incompatible. Tradition says…
The Perils of Historical Positivism
The Unauthorized Version: Truth and Fiction in the Bible by robin lane fox knopf, 478 pages, $27.50…
The Death of the Goddess
In the Wake of the Goddesses: Women, Culture, and the Biblical Transformation of Pagan Myth by tikva…
Getting the Name Right
Speaking the Christian God: The Holy Trinity and the Challenge of Feminism edited by alvin j. kimel…
The Wonders of Ordinary Language
Wittgenstein on Ethics and Religious Belief by cyril barrett, s.j. blackwell, 285 pages, $44.95 As is well…
Tolerance as Catholic Doctrine
“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves,” wrote Abraham Lincoln. Is there any…
Getting Rid of the Vegetables
The other day, I cleaned out the vegetable bin in my refrigerator. Some leaves of the head…
A Common Enemy, A Common Cause
On June 24, 1992 the Supreme Court handed down Lee v. Weisman, a decision that declares officially…
