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Thomas F. Farr, The Corner
Reviewing Peter Leithart’s Political Theology (Pt. I)
Matthew Lee Anderson, Mere Orthodoxy
Faith, Hope, and Lost Causes
Rod Dreher, The American Conservative
Building Around the Fruit Tree
Elizabeth A. Harris, New York Times
The Church’s Welfare
Kieran Raval, Institute on Religion & Democracy
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