First Links — 4.16.14

The Possibility of Self-Sacrifice
Oded Na’aman, Boston Review

A Man of Peace: Fr. Frans van der Lugt, SJ
Tony Homsy, Jesuit Post

Euro Dickens
Grace Moore, Times Literary Supplement

What Is High-Frequency Trading?
Evan Soltas, Vox

On Bart Ehrman’s Latest Book
Robert Barron, Word on Fire

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