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Socially Constructed Self
By the time a child is two, he or she has developed “narrative” memory, the ability to…
Pluralist Paralysis
Millennials aren’t apathetic or lazy, argues Zachary Fine in the NYT. They are simply paralyzed, and pluralism is…
Thoughts On Jeb
I don’t think Jeb Bush’s position on immigration is fatal to his chances of winning the 2016…
First Links — 4.9.14
Topic: The New CalvinismPBS Religion & Ethics Newsweekly The Quality of MercyMark Osler, American Prospect The New…
Liberalism Against Humanity
In his Blood and Belonging, Michael Ignatieff offers this remarkably frank assessment of liberalism: “If I had supposed,…
Entrepreneurial State
Mariana Mazzucato argues in The Entrepreneurial Statethat government financing and research has been crucial to the technology booms…
Yahweh among the Gods
Shayne Cohen notes in his Beginnings of Jewishness that “many gentiles in antiquity recognized that the God of the…
Deuteronomy among the Greeks
In a 1978 article on funeral maledictions among Greeks, Louis Robert records a curse from an inscription.…
Jewish Sublime
“Longinus” describes the sublime as “the echo of a great soul” (de Sublimitate, 9.2)). The sublime can…
Visiting the Little Prince
If April has you in the mood to go on a pilgrimage, be sure to visit “The…
Easter Glory in a Roman Jewel Box
One of the many reasons to follow the Lenten station church pilgrimage through Rome is that, along…
Report: Obama Administration to Increase Aid to Syrian Rebels
The Wall Street Journal reports today that President Obama’s national security advisers have agreed on a proposal…
A Lesson From Pro Wrestling
About seven and a half years ago, I got a DVD from a pro wrestling company called…
Why “Masculine Christianity” Is Misguided
A few years ago John Piper created some controversy over his declaration that Christianity had a masculine…
First Links — 4.8.14
Kenneth Miller’s Laetare MedalDiocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend Against GratitudeJessica Griffith, Good Letters Wrongdoing Only Needs “Working…