First Links — 8.14.12

Beyond the Half-Way Covenant
Matt Tully, The Gospel Coalition

Houellebecq’s Exciting Tale of Boredom
Marta Figlerowicz, Boston Review

The Anglican Church “After the Fall”: A Reply to Ephraim Radner
David W. Virtue, Virtue Online

Beware Conflating Ideology and Character
David French, The Corner

Vacation Trials and Tribulations
Fr. George W. Rutler, Crisis

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