First Links — 10.15.12

Is “Whom” History?
The Economist

Mark Noll & George Marsden on America’s Religious Heritage
Justin Taylor, Between Two Worlds

Gospel and Culture After Vatican II
Tracey Rowland, ABC Religion & Ethics

Suing over Circumcision—in New York
Seth Berkman, Jewish Daily Forward

Two More Saints from a State of Grace
Lawrence Downes, New York Times

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