First Links — 7.25.13

Islam’s Medieval Underworld
Smithsonian

You Can’t Have Jesus Without the Christ
Anthony Sacramone, Strange Herring

John Newton’s Amazing Grace
Carl Cannon, RealClearReligion

“Libertarian Populism” Should Look to Anthropology
James Poulos, Forbes

Of Mormonish and Saintspeak
Philip Barlow, Oxford University Press Blog

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