First Links — 10.24.13

Teaching China’s Anglophiles
Eliza Filby, Standpoint

The Devil You Know: Why Readers Love ‘Screwtape’
Casey N. Cep, New Yorker

When a Child Is a Second Chance
Eve Tushnet, Acculturated

Three Books on Evangelicals and Intellectuals
Marvin Olasky, World

Intellectual Courage and the Bitter Truth
James V. Schall, S.J., University Bookman

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