First Links — 2.19.13

The Country of Who He Used to Be
Brian Doyle, American Scholar

Do We Like Bonhoeffer for the Right Reasons?
Laura Marshall, Fare Forward

Doctors Within Borders
Caitrin Nicol, New Atlantis

The Catholic-Baptist Synod
Timothy George, Christianity Today

Is the Essay Extinct?
Adam Kirsch, New Republic

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