Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
When Shepherds Are Sheep
A Flock of Shepherds: The National Conference of Catholic Bishops by Thomas J. Reese Sheed & Ward,…
The Ruling “We” Of The American Jewish Congress
The Public Square Some writers on the First Amendment, including this editor, have long made the argument…
Letters—February 1993
Abortion Wars (cont.) I read “Abortion and a Nation at War” in your October 1992 issue with…
Where You Lead I Will Follow?
Several observers have pointed out the increasing gap in social and political attitudes and theological commitments between…
The Brown-Headed Cowbird
There has always been a segment of the American population that wants to dump the “Star Spangled…
When Shepherds Go Astray
The Public Square Donahue, Oprah, and Geraldo have all had a grand time weighing in on the…
Baptism and Development
In the north Indian state of Bihar, there are indigenous peoples who never converted to the Hinduism…
Cult and Culture
Ecclesiastical anarchism has a long history in American Christianity, but few have gone quite as far as…
Creator or Blind Watchmaker?
As a notorious critic of Darwinism, I enjoy reading a newsletter called Basis, which is published by…
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 guise / Hiding beauties too…
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…
