First Links — 12.16.13

Church Realignment and the Search for Greener Grass
Alan F. H. Wisdom, Juicy Ecumenism

Turkey’s Glorious Hat Revolution
Kaya Genç, Los Angeles Review of Books

Commies for Christ
Nathan Schneider, New Inquiry

Communion for the Remarried: What’s at Stake
Ed Peters, In the Light of the Law

Remaining Devoted to the Home Library
Emma Jacobs, Financial Times

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