First Links — 4.15.13

Converting the (Other) Hagia Sophia
Melissa Steffan, Christianity Today

Reality and Public Policy
George Weigel, National Affairs

Where Flannery Became Flannery
Ann Napolitano, Writers’ Houses

Fifteen Days in Rome
Stacy Meichtry and Alessandra Galloni, Wall Street Journal

The Bible vs. the Heart
Dennis Prager, National Review

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