First Links — 8.15.12

At Some Evangelical Colleges, No Pastors
Libby A. Nelson,  Inside Higher Ed

The Coming Vindication of Pope Pius XII
Edward Pentin,  National Catholic Register

Secularism: Some Concepts and Distinctions
Akeel Bilgrami,  Immanent Frame

Joseph Mitchell and the Free Life
Dermot Quinn,  The University Bookman

America, One Minor League Ballpark at a Time
Jeremy Beer, Front Porch Republic

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