First Links — 2.3.14

The Art of Confession in an Age of Denial
Michael Jensen, ABC Religion & Ethics

Lunch with the Rector
Rosemary Ashton, Times Literary Supplement

The Prayerful Body of Coptic Christianity
Bishoy Dawood, Clarion Review

Apostles of Unreason
John Turner, Anxious Bench

The Rise of Islamic Finance
Mohammed Aly Sergie, Council on Foreign Relations

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