First Links — 2.12.14

Benedict the Meek
Christopher J. Hale, Time

Against Populism
Michael Hendrix,
Mere Orthodoxy

Denying the Faith in Japan
Philip Jenkins,
Anxious Bench

The Megalomaniac Prince of Modern Italy
Jonathan Galassi,
New Republic

Creationism is Materialism’s Creation
Marc Barnes, Bad Catholic

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