First Links — 10.3.12

Who Closed the American Mind?
Patrick J. Deneen,  The American Conservative

Hospitality and the Great Commission
David Mathis, Desiring God

Espresso & Everyday Liturgies
Michael W. Hannon, Fare Forward

The Other Greek Crisis
Steve Coll, New Yorker

Hyping Stem Cells Like It’s 2004
Wesley J. Smith, Human Exceptionalism

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