First Links — 12.22.15

The Little Way of Terry Pratchett
Leah Libresco, Aleteia

Michael Wyschogrod, Dean of Orthodox Jewish Theologians, Dies at 87
David P. Goldman, Tablet

Crisis of Character
Brendan O’Neill, spiked

A Medieval Antidote to ISIS
Mustafa Akyol, New York Times

A Preacher Without a Congregation
Peter Blair, The American Interest

Poetry of Propaganda: Act One, Guerilla Marketing
Ira Glass, This American Life
(transcript
here)

A Design of Eternal Salvation
James V. Schall, S. J., The Catholic Thing

Holiday Despair and the Meaning of Christmas
Jennifer Fitz, Patheos

Application Information: Religious Freedom Project
Nicholas Fedyk, Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs

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