First Links — 1.29.14

What Needs to Change for East-West Unity?
Adam A. J. DeVille, Catholic World Report

Job’s Past, Present, and Future
Davis Hankins, Marginalia

The Roots of Individualism in the Middle Ages
David Abulafia, Financial Times

The Republican Party Has Taken a Big Step Forward
Danny Vinik, Business Insider

Entrepreneurs of the Spirit
D. G. Myers, A Commonplace Blog

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